Catch | 
| Author: Will Leitch
Publisher: Razorbill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 545293
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1595140697
EAN: 9781595140692
ASIN: 1595140697
Publication Date: December 1, 2005
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Condition: remainder mark
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Product Description
Everything comes easy for Tim Temples. Hes got a sweet summer job, lots of love from the ladies, and parties with his high school buddies.Why does he need to go to college?
Then Tim falls hard for Helenaa worldly and mysterious twenty-twoyear- old. Their relationship opens his eyes to life outside the small town of Mattoon, Illinois. Now Tim has to choose:Will he settle for being a small town hero, or will he leave it all behind to follow his dreams?
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 I Was Enthralled August 22, 2008
" Catch " was a wonderful read. I love small town books because I'm from a small town! I was able to visualize the characters and their surroundings. Will Leitch got me to read descriptions without me even realizing it- he was very detailed in his writing without being overbearing.
Even in the heartbreaking moments, Will was able to stay HUMEROUS and light-hearted. It made this read extremely insightful and memorable.
The main character, Tim, is just 18 years old and is at his last summer before going to college. In his small town, everyone knows him and loves him- not because he's an outstanding child, but because his father was a big baseball guy in the minor leagues about ten years back. Tim is effectively riding his father's coattails and no one seems to mind. The crisis on Tim's mind is- stay in little Mattoon and live the life of a King, but risk falling into the mindless work at the Plant for the rest of his life? or go to college a couple hours over, and become no one- but learn a zillion new things?
The story moves slowly with Will taking his time to describe things like, how to play the beer/ card game "As*hole", what a big guy's hanging-over belly is called: dunlap (cuz it "dunlap" over his belt), and the serenity of the night sky that can hold a million stars without the city lights. I've never been to Mattoon (which, by the way, APPARENTLY isn't pronounced Ma-TOON- I still don't know how it's said) but I FEEL like I've been there. I feel like I've met these people. I have had friends like these and the pranks we've pulled are similar. Great times! (stupid kids)
" Catch " was beautifully written. I love Will's style. It was so easy to read and follow along with. I wish I could meet "Tim" and give him a hug.
Great great story. I found it in a small used book store in Portland, ME that has books stacked from floor to ceiling in 13 foot walls (books EVERYWHERE, I WAS IN HEAVEN)- how's that for getting around, Will? I've already bought an extra copy to send to my cousin because I can't bear to part with my copy at the risk of him losing it. Wonderful.
 Good first novel... August 2, 2008
I'm a big fan of Will Leitch's DeadSpin website (although he recently left for New York Magazine), and happened to notice that he'd also written a couple of books. Even though it's considered a teen novel, Catch was fairly absorbing even for an adult female like me. He writes fairly concisely (even though the writing can feel a bit forced or stilted at times) with short paragraphs that frankly even the most attention span-challenged individual will have no problems getting through. This book is less about sports than it is about a small moment in time that everyone experiences on some level, but affects the rest of your life. He captures the raging emotions (and hormones) of late adolescence, on the cusp of adulthood, quite vividly. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone younger than a mature 14, but for that age and up, it should capture their imagination. I would even consider this to be a good starting point to get a non-reader into books, as the subject matter would be fairly relatable, at least on some level, to most teens.
A Great Read About Friends & Family March 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed "Catch". Will Leitch realistically captured Tim and his friends. There were many similarities to people in my life. I laughed; I cried; I hope Will writes another book. Also any book that can get a reference to Eric Cartman in the first sentence and a library reference on the first page is my kind of book!
Good read March 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought overall the book was very amusing and great read for young adults, although the rape scene semmed very out of place
 How did this guy ever get published February 4, 2007
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
While the story itself is a good idea, the execution is awful. This author cannot write. The cliches, the awkward sentences, the forced dialogue . . . it took everything I had to finish the book . . . and then return it. I was not going to allow my students to read writing this bad; it goes against EVERYTHING I have been trying to teach them.
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