What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I first came across this author a couple of years ago. There are some 6 or 7 books on the topic by this author. Protagonist works as a counsellor for special children in a normal school. She helps special students to learn by alternate things than books. There are some birds in cages in her class? And studenta feeds them. In one of the books, there is a small girl (11 or 12 yr old ig) who murders a little boy and is caught by the police. She is taken to the protagonist for the time of her sentence and she gets to know the girl and understands why she did that. She starts loving her, and fights for her in the court, because she understands that the girl has a chance in a normal school environment, but if she is confined to juvenile home, she will get worse and there is no scope for her.
I also remember the protagonist hasa bf, and she loves these children as her own and always talk to him about them, which he finds endearing, but also sometimes exhausting. It also describes a lot of children with other differences, like there was a child with autism ,and a lot of different types of children, who she cares for in her class.
It's a really good read, and teaches you a lot of things about caring for differently abled children. I really wanna know the author's name( I vaguely remember the author is female, but I am not quite sure)

Torey Hayden

Thank you so much :)

Aelin wrote: "Thank you so much :)"

You are most welcome :)

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