One-Handed Catch

Thank you MJ Auch for engaging my young reader!My son read this book in 4th grade (last year), he is a decent reader but had never enjoyed reading until he got his hands on "The one handed catch". He loved it so much he even convinced his teacher to read it to the class, then got all of his friends that were not in his class to read it. He then read everything MJ Auch had written and his only complaint is that there are not more books by this wonderful author.This is a well written book that was well received by his male friends and filmily friends alike.I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

My whole family (2 adults, 4 children from 8 years old on down) listened to this book on a car trip. It had every single one of us engaged. I did skip the 2nd chapter because of the graphic explanation of how he lost his hand -mostly because my own stomach couldn't take it, but there was nothing lost in the transition from chapter 1 to chapter 3. Because we liked the book so much, I went ahead and bought the hard copy.

This story is about an 11 year old boy with one hand that didn't stop believing in himself. He didn't let having one hand get in the way of playing baseball and other things. I enjoyed this book because I play baseball too, I had a similar problem when I broke arm, and the main character was a normal/relatable kid.- A 6th grade student

Wow what a great book for kids. It teaches so many things kids should learn to deal with when others around them aren't. We are all different and we should each be thankful for what we have and help or honor those who struggle without areas that aren't so perfect. Handicaps birth marks studdering etc are no picnic when YOU have them. So be gentle and loving to those who do.

I read this aloud to my 4 children ages 11-5, and all of them loved it, myself included. I can lecture about perseverance, compassion, and hard work, but this is one of those books where my kids didn't realize they were learning about what it means to have character. I bought this after checking it out from the library so we can enjoy it again and again.

My son is 11 and really doesn't like to read. But this book is funny and keep him interested. Recommend for the sports fan.

Nice story, my son enjoyed reading this sports story.

I'm an elementary school teacher and my 5th graders love this book!