Torey Haydon is extraordinary and whilst we will probably never know the whole truth behind the 'ghost girl' it was a fascinating, terrifying journey. I wish there had been a little more about the psychology behind elective 'muteism'

Picked up at meetup - I'm a psychologist, so it's always nice to read something from a writer in another aspect of the discipline. Thanks!

“Ghost Girl” (Torey Hayden) is written by a child psychologist and special education teacher; her training provides and interesting perspecitve of the events described in this book, though I admit to guessing what was going to be the issue very early on. The book centers on a disturbed girl in Hayden’s special needs class. I won’t give the game away, but the subject is an appropriately gruesome one happily hunted by the more sensationalist end of the media. I found myself questioning the events, but so did the author; no clear-cut resolution is offered.

I'm about 200 pages in and I only got it a few hours ago. It's compulsive reading.

Ultimately, I found this book a little disappointing. I read two of Torey Hayden's books when I was at school and thoroughly enjoyed them. This didn't live up to my expectations because there was less psychology than the others, the subject matter was too "National Enquirer", and one was left with a feeling of no resolution, which is true to life, but somehow frustrating in a book.

I shall return the book to the Ipswich BookCrossing Zone.