One Handed Catch by Matt

Norman had an accident and lost his hand. He must learn to do every day things. This is challenging for him. He can't even cut his food or tie his shoes. Will he ever learn how to do this? That doesn't mean anything to him. His dreams of becoming a baseball player are ruined but he doesn't give up. Will he ever teach himself to play baseball?    Could he even have a chance to get into a summer baseball league? Without support from his dad and friends how will he ever teach himself? With people who keep discouraging him when he tries, will he ever be able to live life normally again?

I had some connections to this book. I never was around in the  forties so I don't know what it was like. I have two hands and he has one. I thought he must have had a hard time. I never had an experience like that. I had some things in common with Norman. I had to do chores around the house like Norman. Sometimes I don't want to do them but I do them anyways. I have also been disappointed in things like Norman when he thought they would make new cars but they didn't.

I thought the book was good. It had an interesting ending and was different than any thing I read before. The author did a good job writing this book. The characters and problems were realistic. Norman had lost his hand and responded to it the way a normal person would try to deal with it. The way people acted towards him was realistic. Some people were nervous. He would try to do a simple task and hurt himself. Others tried to be really nice to him. Some pushed him so he would force himself to learn to live with one hand. The book was easy to follow. Sometimes it went from the first day to a week later and explain what happened during that time.

Readers:
Do you think Norman will want to have a hook?
Do you know anyone who had to deal with a losing a limb?