(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jez Tuya. The athletically gifted William Hoy could neither hear nor communicate orally, but in spite of his disability, he became an outstanding major league baseball player during the late-nineteenth century. He contributed further by helping to create a system of signals still used by today's umpires. Stylized, old-timey cartoon illustrations illustrate the uplifting narrative. More about Hoy's obstacles and accomplishments is appended. Timeline.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Wise's biography covers Hoy's whole life, including the attack of meningitis that left him deaf at age three, and celebrates the courage and determination it took for Hoy to make it to the major leagues in 1888. Oil illustrations complement the text nicely, providing historical details that will put readers in the games alongside Hoy, imagining the cheers from the stands that Hoy never heard.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012