The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game

Churnin, N. (2016). The William Hoy story. Albert Whitman & Company.

The William Hoy Story is a is one of the 2017 Texas Library Associations 2X2 Reading List books. The story is based on a real person, so it is a biography. William Hoy was a deaf baseball player who changed the game. The book talks about his struggles with the game when he was young. He had trouble with communicating with the umpires and his teammates since he could not hear. He created signs that are still used to day behind the plate to help batters know how many balls, and strikes they have.

Resources:

YouTube Video of the Author reading the story and talking about her book. "The William Hoy Story" presented by author Nancy Churnin at the Rowlett Public Library

Nancy Churnin' s website

The Publisher's website with resources for teachers.