"Fresh and compelling...[Hayden] spins out the story with gusto and a storyteller's art." -- Chicago Tribune

"Page after page proves again the power of love and the resiliency of life." -- Los Angeles Times

"Torey Hayden gives one hope for the future of public schools, indeed for the future of the human race." -- Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"The world needs more like Torey Hayden." -- Boston Globe

"Hayden is a fine storyteller." -- Washington Post

"A rich tapestry of a group of special needs youngsters and the adults who try to help them." -- Publishers Weekly

"It has been a long time since you read a book with the emotional impact of One Child." -- New York Times