num_pages: 256
description: Not even losing his hand can keep Norm from trying out for the baseball teamWhat would life be like with only one hand? That's exactly what eleven-year-old Norm finds out when he loses his left hand in an accident at his family's store. It's July 4, 1946. World War II has ended, and life is getting back to normal. But for Norm, the pressing question now is whether he will ever be able to play baseball again, or be an artist. It's up to Norm to find the strength to get beyond this roadblock and move on with his life.Set against the quickening pace of life after wartime constraints, this inspiring novel is about an optimist who overcomes his misfortune with discipline and humor--and fulfills his dreams in ways no one could have expected.
language: English
title: One-Handed Catch
titlecomplete: One-Handed Catch
genres: Middle Grade, Sports, Historical, Young Adult, Childrens, Disability, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Family
ratings_count: 1660
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)