Jim Bradford thought
he and his wife, Brenda, would start working on their bucket list
when their girls were grown. Then one day he went to an out-of-the
way diner for a cup of coffee. A small boy, HK Derryberry, was
sitting at a table with his ear glued to an old radio. HK had braces
on his legs, he was blind, and wearing ill-fitting clothes. Once Jim
Bradford saw him, he couldn’t look away. This was the start of an
unusual friendship and the beginning of HK Derryberry overcoming his
blindness and cerebral palsy to become an intriguing young man.
This is a wonderful
story. Through Bradford we get to know HK, his grandmother, Pearl,
and the sad tale of his early life when his mother was killed and his
father abandoned him to his grandmother. So many people did amazing
things to help this small boy realize his potential. A teacher took a
special interest in him and helped him to learn to use a machine to
read braille with one hand. His other hand was affected by cerebral
palsy.
I highly recommend
this book. It’s a wonderful story of how a boy came to find a
father figure and a man found a son. There are too many dreadful
stories. This one is uplifting. It’s one of the best stories I’ve
read lately.
I received this book
from Handlebar Publishing for this review.
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