Reviews for One-Handed Catch

The average rating for One-Handed Catch based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-04-08 00:00:00 Jewel Spears This is such a great book. The main character is endearing, funny and inspiring. I loved how he was loosely based on the author's husband. I kept going back to the photo of her husband near the front of the book and "seeing" him in the story! The plot is well paced and the characters are totally believable.Many themes could be explored reading this book: 1.the historical aspect of its setting( it is hard to find books for this reading level set in the 1950's) 2.the obvious hurdle of living in a world that demands you fit in and be like everyone else when you are so obviously not( I think this would be a good topic to explore regardless of who we are, being we are all unique and yet all have to find a way to feel accepted/validated) 3.bravery and how it is modeled through the characters in the story 4.the meaning of true friendship(this topic was beautifully crafted into the story...I loved Lenny!) 5.the concept of family is worth exploring(each family in the book has obstacles to overcome and attitudes to explore) And of course I forgot the more obvious theme of baseball and sport and what it means to be a good sports player.I guess in some ways all the themes overlap in part but again I think this is one of the books strengths. I would recommend this book especially for the 10 to 14 year age group but as n adult I still found it an enjoyable read Looking forward to reading more books from this author!

Review # 2 was written on 2019-10-24 00:00:00 Martin Bonsen I liked it.