A strong sense of purpose, leavened by generous doses of humor and post-World War II period detail, drives this story of a resilient middle-grader who demonstrates that having one hand is an opportunity rather than a handicap.
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On a travelling book tour
Each year kids in Vermont, grades 4 to 8, are encouraged to read books from a list of 30 titles. In April, kids throughout Vermont vote on their favorite title, & the book that receives the most votes is the winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award. Here follows the list for 2007/08. Read some or read them all. Post your thoughts here!
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DCF List 2007-2008
- Adventures of Marco Polo, The
- Alabama Moon
- All of the Above
- Alphabet of Dreams
- Black Duck
- Bread and Roses, Too
- Case of the Missing Marquess, The
- Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, The
- Counting on Grace
- Crossing the Wire
- Dream-Maker's Magic, The
- Drowned Maiden's Hair, A
- Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
- Firegirl
- Gemini Summer
- Gossamer
- Hattie Big Sky
- Higher Power of Lucky, The
- Keturah and Lord Death
- King of Attolia, The
- Listen!
- Odd Man Out
- One-Handed Catch
- Owen & Mzee
- Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts
- Rules
- Small White Scar, A
- Story of Salt, The
- Weedflower
- White Elephant, The
Labels
- autism (1)
- biographies (2)
- Canadian authors (3)
- contemporary fiction (8)
- criminal activity (1)
- disabilities (4)
- dog stories (2)
- Down syndrome (1)
- fantasy (4)
- historical fiction (9)
- humorous stories (2)
- magic (1)
- multicultural fiction (4)
- mysteries (5)
- nonfiction (2)
- orphan stories (3)
- pioneer fiction (1)
- romance (1)
- siblings (3)
- survival stories (2)
- suspense (1)
- Vermont fiction (2)
- World War II fiction (2)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
On a travelling book tour
Who is Dorothy Canfield Fisher?
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) was a very busy author who published a lot of books for adults and children from the early 1900s through the 1950s. She lived in Vermont but her books were popular worldwide!
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- Counting on Grace, by Elizabeth Winthrop
- The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner
- Listen, by Stephanie Tolan
- The Case of the Missing Marquess, by Nancy Springer
- The Dream-Maker's Magic, by Sharon Shinn
- All of the Above, by Shelley Pearsall
- Bread and Roses, Too, by Katherine Paterson
- A Small White Scar, by K. A. Nuzum
- Rules, by Cynthia Lord
- Black Duck, by Janet Taylor Lisle
- Gemini Summer, by Iain Lawrence
- Alabama Moon, by Watt Key
- Weedflower, by Cynthia Kadohata
- Crossing the Wire, by Will Hobbs
- Owen & Mzee, by Isabella Hatkoff
- The Adventures of Marco Polo, by Russell Freedman
- Alphabet of Dreams, by Susan Fletcher
- The White Elephant, by Sid Fleischman
- Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini, by Sid Fl...
- Odd Man Out, by Sarah Ellis
- Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!, by Frances O'Roark ...
- One-Handed Catch, by Mary Jane Auch
- The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, by M.T. Anderson
- Firegirl, by Tony Abbott
- The Story of Salt, by Mark Kurlansky
- Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
- A Drowned Maiden's Hair, by Laura Amy Schlitz
- The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron
- Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
- Keturah and Lord Death, by Martine Leavitt
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21 comments:
This is a great story that shows just how much someone can accomplish with a lot of determination. It shows kids that a disability is not the end of the world.
when i read one handed catch i thought that his mother was being really harsh but all in all it proved to have worked out for the best. you have to read this if you love BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!:) :):):):):)
this book is sweet sweetness! YOU should read it. It is toataly awsom! READ IT NOW!!!!!!
I thought this book was one of the best books out of all the books. Though I didn't think it was that humerous.I think it shows how someone with a disability can comeback and do whatever there dream was that they wanted to be when they grow up.
i reely like this book. it is a must read book because it shows how a kid with disability can succeed and grow up to be what he wants. :)
I loved the book because it was very descriptive on how Norm came over his problem. I think that he became very good at baseball and learned to do every thing by himself. I also liked it because it could become very funny in parts and I would never want to put it down
Nick P. and Mack W. said this book rocks!! We give it a 8 star.(********)
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This book teaches you that can do anything if you try!! A kid with only one hand that knows what he wants to do with his life. All you do is try and you'll get it!!
Chris A of Berlin says: This book shows that you can do anything if you try. I shows that he had alot of determined to play baseball good with just one hand. I recommened this book to people who love BASEBALL. I give this 8 stars (********)!
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This book was great I didn't wan't to put it down my favorite part was how the writer described how he felt when his hand got cut off
i thot this book is good i think everyone should read it.
I thought this book was interesting and wierd at the same time!!
But I thiught it was not very well written.
it was a good book. i would recommend it to other peoples.
This book was not only good in explaining about how Norm had to work extra hard to do simple things like tying a shoe, it also was very well written in general. I liked how the author described in detail. My favorite!! READ IT AND VOTE FOR IT NOW!!!! Rated: ***********************************Infinity stars!!
This is a great book! Of the DCF, this was definitely the best in my opinion. The element that I thought made this book so good was the humor that balances out the tragic accident that turns the main character's world around. Also, Don't worry about being grossed out! THIS BOOK IS NOT GRUESOME! I highly recommend this book to anyone, even people who do not enjoy sports,(similar to me..!) You'll still love this charming story of extreme determination, and hard work! Enjoy! :-)
This book shows that you can accomplish something even through you have 1 hand. That is why I like this book. when I herd that his hand went through the meat grider I was kind of scarred. this really was a good book.
This book was my favorite so far because, It was one of those books that could be true, And you feel like you are actually in the moment and there witnessing it all to the loss of his hand to the time when he finally catches that ball at the game. It is a very powerful and amazing book.
I thought this book was pretty good. Even though I don't play baseball I still thought it was good. I thought it showed that if something happens to you you can still do stuff like baseball. It sounded kind of weird when they talked about his stump.When I was imagineing what it would be like to have your hand cut off it gave me shivers. It also shows that if you are hurt it won't always get you out of doing stuff. I also recomend this book to almost anyone.
I loved how this book showed that you can accomplish anything when you put your mind to it.
I loved this book. Our teacher read it to us and hopefully most of the people did too.The book tells you that even with just one arm you can do something that everyone can do. That's one reason I liked it, another is you would think it is gruesome, but it is not. I also like sports. One sport I like is baseball. So if you like baseball I would recommend it to you.
At first Norm didn't think he could tie his own shoe bit figured out that he can do much more than tie a shoelace. This book not only showed that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, but that your dreams could come true if you belive you can do it.
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