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    The Very Worst Thing
    The Very Worst Thing
    The Very Worst Thing
    Audiobook4 hours

    The Very Worst Thing

    Written by Torey Hayden

    Narrated by Andy Paris

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Number one on David's list of The Very Worst Things is NOTHING. To him, it means not belonging anywhere. It means not owning a single toy. Living in foster homes for the last six years, David now has trouble making friends and keeping up in school. More than anything in the world, he just wants something to call his own. He thinks he's found that something when he hatches an owl named King Arthur with the help of his "girl genius" friend, Mab. But when it looks like King Arthur must be set free, David learns a powerful lesson. The real "good stuff " in life isn't something he can own. Like the friends in The Very Worst Thing, Torey Hayden once hatched and raised a short-eared owl. This is her first novel for young readers, though she has also written best-selling adult books. An educational psychologist and special education teacher, Torey Hayden lives on a farm in Wales with her family.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 8, 2016
    ISBN9781490677545
    The Very Worst Thing
    Author

    Torey Hayden

    Torey Hayden has three decades of experience working with troubled children and has written eight books about it including One Child and Tiger’s Child. She is also the author of three novels and her books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Visit her online at Torey-Hayden.com.

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      For some reason, I didn't like this as much as her other books.