Fourteen-year-old Graham Sinclair was born with huge, strange hands. He was also born with a secret. The only time he ever told someone his secret,...
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Sep 27, 2011
Fatima
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This book is about a boy named Graham Sinclair who isn't any normal boy. He can fly with his fingers. In his hometown Graham is known as Spakky 'cause of his fingers and is always being judged. This takes place mostly in London where Graham's parents sent him to live with his uncle, to get away from home and the trouble he has caused with the police. Graham comes to London to find out that no one is starring at him or judging him and he starts to feel more comfortable with his hands. While in
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May 17, 2009
Beth
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This was a pretty unique, good read.
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Gr. 8-11. Graham, 14, is taunted at school because of his huge, strange hands, but even when he is called a pervert and freak, his mom insists that the names are better than having the truth comes out. Then Graham becomes a hero by rescuing a baby from a burning London building. The question is, how did he do it? And why is gorgeous Jennifer, who witnessed the rescue, e-mailing him and calling him on his cell phone? The mix of co More...
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Gr. 8-11. Graham, 14, is taunted at school because of his huge, strange hands, but even when he is called a pervert and freak, his mom insists that the names are better than having the truth comes out. Then Graham becomes a hero by rescuing a baby from a burning London building. The question is, how did he do it? And why is gorgeous Jennifer, who witnessed the rescue, e-mailing him and calling him on his cell phone? The mix of co More...
Oct 08, 2009
Bryce
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A book with a promising premise and beginning that ultimately turns out to be very disappointing.
The book follows Graham Sinclair, an offbeat teenager with giant hands and a secret. Graham's sent to London for the summer, to avoid trouble in his small hometown. He stays with his uncle and plans on an uneventful visit until he performs a heroic rescue and a stranger discovers his dirty secret.
Most of my problem with the book comes in the form of missed plot opportunities More...
The book follows Graham Sinclair, an offbeat teenager with giant hands and a secret. Graham's sent to London for the summer, to avoid trouble in his small hometown. He stays with his uncle and plans on an uneventful visit until he performs a heroic rescue and a stranger discovers his dirty secret.
Most of my problem with the book comes in the form of missed plot opportunities More...
Feb 03, 2009
Alisa
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Weird and funny. Sometimes I was frustrated with Graham because he was so dumb. I had to remind myself that he wasn't the star & narrator of this story because he is so bright and precocios, but because he has flippers for hands. He's 14 years old, and not an especially sophisticated fourteen, which is unusual for the YA genre.
The ending was a bit 'eh' - it was supposed to be liberating, but I'm not sure it was realistic. I'll be charitable and say that it was symbolic.
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The ending was a bit 'eh' - it was supposed to be liberating, but I'm not sure it was realistic. I'll be charitable and say that it was symbolic.
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May 13, 2008
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
THE WRONG HANDS is a thought provoking novel written by Nigel Richardson. Mr. Richardson introduces the reader to fourteen-year-old Graham Sinclair. Like most people, Graham has a secret. His secret involves his hands.
Graham was born with large hands. It wasn't until he was seven that Graham realized how special his hands were. On a family vacation, as he accidentally starts to slide down the side of a cliff, he puts his hands out, More...
THE WRONG HANDS is a thought provoking novel written by Nigel Richardson. Mr. Richardson introduces the reader to fourteen-year-old Graham Sinclair. Like most people, Graham has a secret. His secret involves his hands.
Graham was born with large hands. It wasn't until he was seven that Graham realized how special his hands were. On a family vacation, as he accidentally starts to slide down the side of a cliff, he puts his hands out, More...
Nov 04, 2008
Lisa
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Graham Sinclair was born with huge, strange hands. The small English village where he lives cannot deal with the sight of his enormous hands and he is teased relentlessly as a child. Like most people, Graham harbors a secret; but his is so great that it seems even when his mother and a friend find out, they are not able to deal with it.
As a teenager, Graham is sent away to live with his uncle in England. After a plane crash and a heroic rescue of a baby from the rubble, Graham receives More...
As a teenager, Graham is sent away to live with his uncle in England. After a plane crash and a heroic rescue of a baby from the rubble, Graham receives More...
Dec 02, 2008
Jean
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All of us feel that there is a part of our body that everyone stares at or that is out of proportion to the rest of us. It may be our feet, our nose, our ears. In Graham's case it is his overly large hands. But added to that is his secret of what those hands can do. This is a story that keeps you reading but also keeps you yelling at the main characters to "Wise up!" "Pay attention!" "Listen!" But Graham (and his parents) don't wise up, pay attention or liste
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Dec 28, 2010
Ashley
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Graham's hands let him do some crazy things. Yes, Graham comes off as a bit dense, but there's something to be said for this: extraordinary gifts are sometimes more extraordinary because of the ordinariness of those who possess them.
I recommend this on audio--great British narrator.
I recommend this on audio--great British narrator.
Mar 26, 2008
Ben
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I came across this book in the library of the public school in which I was then teaching, while waiting for help from the librarian. I got so enchanted by the first few pages that I checked it out.
This is a growing-up story about a teenage boy in modern-day England. It diverges from the mundane with one fantastical element. The combination of (mostly) realistic and (a little) fantastic gives the book a sort of liminal, eerie and slightly heightened mood and this is the backdrop for More...
This is a growing-up story about a teenage boy in modern-day England. It diverges from the mundane with one fantastical element. The combination of (mostly) realistic and (a little) fantastic gives the book a sort of liminal, eerie and slightly heightened mood and this is the backdrop for More...
Jul 27, 2010
Heather
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I am not a huge fan of science fiction so when we were required to pick on from the science fiction section, I was not very happy. However, this book has totally changed my view! The author really keeps the reader in suspense as to what the secret might be that the main character is hiding. As the book unfolds, I thought I knew what the secret was, but I wasn't exactly sure.
This would be a great choice for reluctant science fiction readers and for anyone who just enjoys a good suspense More...
This would be a great choice for reluctant science fiction readers and for anyone who just enjoys a good suspense More...
Mar 19, 2008
Kathyred
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Teens will relate to the feeling of everybody looking at you. The narrator is a 14-yr-old naive boy w/ large hands that have webbing. What is his strange secret that leaves everybody "gobsmacked"? He'd rather be labeled a pervert than tell, wouldn't he? His almost willful naivete about a beautiful woman who wants to use him and his secret irritated me though.
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Jan 29, 2012
Kay
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The reader was excellent. Enjoyed listening to him. The story was one you want to shout at the main character for being so naive and not learning from his mistakes. I guess he was from a small town where people can be very trusting and naive.
Apr 21, 2008
Beckett
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Adolescent literature book.
I listened to this on cd on my long trek to work. The man who reads it did a beautiful job. It's a unique book with depth and humor and beautiful word choice.
I listened to this on cd on my long trek to work. The man who reads it did a beautiful job. It's a unique book with depth and humor and beautiful word choice.
Sep 27, 2008
Allison
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Grahame Sinclair has a lot of wisdom to share...if only people would listen to him and quit staring at his hands...
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