The Wrong Hands
by Nigel Richardson
by Nigel Richardson
THE WRONG HANDS by Nigel Richardson
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/12/08
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Rating: 4 Stars
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, and suddenly he’s floating
in the air. Graham can fly!!
His mother tells him to never tell anyone his secret, not even his father. When Graham was twelve, he made the mistake of
telling a classmate. His secret was too much for her to handle, so she creates a lie that follows Graham ever after. His new
nickname is now Perv, and the community thinks he’s the stalker that’s been reported in the woods.
Once summer vacation comes around, his parents send him to London to spend time with his Uncle George. On a fateful
day, Graham witnesses a plane crash in the city. In the rubble of a hit building, he hears a crying baby. Without thinking
about it, he flies up to the baby to rescue him. Little does he know that a lady has seen everything he has done. At that
point, Graham’s life gets even more complicated. Pursued by a persistent lady journalist, everything that Graham says and
does gets twisted and distorted.
Mr. Richardson lets the reader glimpse Graham’s thoughts and the tragic spiraling of misunderstanding that follows him
wherever he goes. In London, Graham finally feels like he’s normal, even with his deformed hands. But even in London,
he can’t escape what happens when society attacks those that are different from the norm. Mr. Richardson makes the
reader decide which side of the fence they are on with Graham. THE WRONG HANDS is a reminder that what we see
in the news isn’t always the truth.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 2/12/08
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Rating: 4 Stars
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, and suddenly he’s floating
in the air. Graham can fly!!
His mother tells him to never tell anyone his secret, not even his father. When Graham was twelve, he made the mistake of
telling a classmate. His secret was too much for her to handle, so she creates a lie that follows Graham ever after. His new
nickname is now Perv, and the community thinks he’s the stalker that’s been reported in the woods.
Once summer vacation comes around, his parents send him to London to spend time with his Uncle George. On a fateful
day, Graham witnesses a plane crash in the city. In the rubble of a hit building, he hears a crying baby. Without thinking
about it, he flies up to the baby to rescue him. Little does he know that a lady has seen everything he has done. At that
point, Graham’s life gets even more complicated. Pursued by a persistent lady journalist, everything that Graham says and
does gets twisted and distorted.
Mr. Richardson lets the reader glimpse Graham’s thoughts and the tragic spiraling of misunderstanding that follows him
wherever he goes. In London, Graham finally feels like he’s normal, even with his deformed hands. But even in London,
he can’t escape what happens when society attacks those that are different from the norm. Mr. Richardson makes the
reader decide which side of the fence they are on with Graham. THE WRONG HANDS is a reminder that what we see
in the news isn’t always the truth.