Catching the Light was such an odd book that I still don’t exactly know what to say about it. Cathy is an unpopular illiterate eleven-year-old living in Newfoundland, but though she can’t read or speak properly she sees the world clearly through her art. Drawing and painting are Cathy’s passions and she’s convinced that if she goes to study NSCAD University will change her life for the better. Popular and funny Hutch Parsons is the guy everyone wants to be friends with and he knows exactly what he’s going to do in life: works on the boats in a career in fishing, despite his family telling him otherwise. But when an unthinkable tragedy happens Hutch’s life is changed forever and he needs to create a new path for his life. Continue reading
Sarah O'Connor 