One Child | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Torey Hayden - This character works with special needs children and has a unique teaching style.

Sheila - This character lives with her father in the migrant camp because her mother abandoned her two years earlier.

Peter - This character is an eight-year-old large black boy with an Afro.

Tyler - This character is eight and is a girl. She has dark curly hair and is very shy.

Max - This character is six years old and big for his age. He has blond hair and has been diagnosed with infantile autism.

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