As time goes on, though, they learn to respect him and possibly even admire him a bit. The other guys on the team make fun of him and even mistreat him, despite his prowess on the field. Mickey just feels so much more familiar to me. Rainman was a more rare example of autism, both as a character and in real life. Yes, a lot of this does sound a lot more like Rainman, about whom I did think a lot while reading this book. When he is frustrated, he rocks back and forth and recites a poem he learned from his mother. His obsessions are his pet pig and counting. His talent is pitching baseballs that no one can hit. Second, I have a strong heart for autism, as I encounter it regularly through my teaching job, in the community, and in my friends' children.įrank Nappi again masterfully handles what could be a delicate topic and situation in his character Mickey. First, I read one of Frank Nappi's other books, Nobody Has to Know a couple of months ago, and was blown away by his writing.
I was drawn to this book for two reasons. An honest and knowledgeable book about overcoming adversity, and the basis for the television movie A Mile in His Shoes, Mickey’s powerful story shows that with support and determination anyone can be triumphant, even when the odds are stacked against him. Mickey faces immense trials in the harsh and competitive world of baseball while coping with the challenges inherent to his disorder. Mickey’s autism-a disorder still not truly understood even today-has alienated the boy from the world, and he is berated by other players and fans. When he sees seventeen-year old Mickey Tussler throwing apples into a barrel, he knows he has found the next pitching phenom. He is believed to be the first player with autism to ever play a major league baseball organization.In the late 1940s, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers are foundering yet again and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate. Tarik El-Abour: He has autism and in 2018 was signed to a contract to play in the Kansas City Royals minor league system. The film, based on Frank Nappi’s critically acclaimed novel “The Legend of Mickey Tussler,” centers on Mickey Tussler ( Luke Schroder), an 18-year-old from Indiana with Autism, who joins the semi-professional baseball team “the River Rats” after being discovered by Arthur Murphy (Dean Cain). Who played Mr Tussler in a mile in his shoes?
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