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Title: Not to be praised
Review: Torey Hayden seemed to have placed a lot of stock in the book the "The Little Prince" in rationalizing why she and Sheila could no longer be together. However, she was more than a teacher to Sheila; she was her surrogate mother. At the end of the book Torey included a poem that Sheila wrote at a later date. I believe the poem was written by a child who longed for her surrogate mother. Sheila may have thought that if she was good enough Torey might come back. She no doubt blamed herself when Torey left. This is a good book to read if you are looking for an example about a teacher crossing boundaries and re-traumatizing a student that has been abused. I found it ironic that Torey only sought Sheila out again when she wanted to write another book.
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