Don’t Call Me Lefty
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The class went to the board. Gracie picked up chalk with her right hand. She wanted to write, Don’t Call Me Lefty in big letters where everyone could see. Instead, she printed 1, 2, 3.
“What are those?” Steven pointed to Gracie’s numbers.
“It looks like Gracie drew some kind of snow person,” Oliver said.
“What did Gracie do to it?” Steven asked.
“Lefty’s last number needs a carrot and a hat,” Scott said.
Gracie’s number three did look like a snowman.
The class laughed.
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About the Book
Only ten percent of the world’s population is left-handed, and little Gracie Carter is one of them. Growing up left-handed has unexpected and overlooked challenges.
Gracie never thought about which hand she used to color. Then her world becomes filled with nicknames and puns when a loud-mouthed classmate, Scott Collins, calls attention to it. Soon, Scott gives Gracie the nickname, Lefty. Others begin calling Gracie by her new identity. The more Gracie disowns being called Lefty, the more she’s teased. She tries to print right-handed, but her numbers look like anything but digits. When she tells her family about the teasing, Gracie learns a valuable lesson about just being herself. Eventually, her teacher finds a way to cleverly, yet gently, end the mockery.
Through the everyday experiences of little Gracie Carter, this picture book for children discusses the challenges faced by left-handed people.
About the Author
Dr. Kris Condi is a Chicagoland author with more than sixty-five short stories and six books published that spread across multiple disciplines. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and reading. Visit her online at www.kriscondi.com.
Ruth Craver, illustrator, is a former teacher and is currently a library assistant specializing in children’s books. Her first illustrations appeared in N is for Noah in 2017.