Henry Holton Takes The Ice

hi welcome to storyline online brought to you by the SAG after foundation I'm Ray Romano and I'm gonna be reading Henry Holton takes the ice written by Sandra Bradley and illustrated by Sarah Palacios Henry Holt ins dad played hockey so did his mom his grandfather his uncle all 23 of his cousins and his big sister Sally the only person in Henry's family who didn't play hockey was his grandmother and that was because she'd hurt her hip before that she was voted MVP in the silver skates league six years running Henry's family was hockey mad they was so crazy about hockey that Henry's mom drove us samboni to work and on Saturday Sally dressed their dog Gretzky in full hockey gear and put him in gold so when Henry was born there was only one question left wing or right wing either way said dad by the time he's five he'll be a pro as a baby and received on hockey pucks and the moment he could toddle his parents bought him a pair of skates and away he went Henry glided effortlessly across the ice he switched swooshed and swaggered he didn't even need to hold his dad's hand Henry Holton you beauty grand Mohammed from the bleachers you're gonna make one fine hockey player but when that handed Henry a stick something didn't feel right suddenly Henry's feet were in a muddle by the time Henry was seven he skated better than any Halton in history but still he wouldn't couldn't hold a stick and skating straight up and down the rink was downright boring instead Henry twisted and turned weave and wound he swayed and shuffled and shimmied Henry's parents were devastated his sister was furious Henry was a menace to hockey and be halted out of the way Sally yelled you wrote in our game and then one day it happened Henry arrived at the rink for free skate and there he spied a poster on the front door prepare to be dazzled join the diamond picks ice dancing Club for their 34th annual extravaganza tonight Henry asked his mom if they could go well she said it's not hockey but they went anyway [Music] Henry sat in the bleachers mouth open heart pounding the skate is below were like kites brightly-colored kites swirling and twirling in the wind there were no sticks no pucks no helmets or pads only bodies moving with the music one little girl the same size as Henry - down the ice spun like a top and finished with one foot high in the air it was magic ice magic and the magic gave Henry an idea that had absolutely nothing to do with hockey their skates are different Henry said to his mom figure skates mom explained they have pics on the front of the blades that's it said Henry I need pics on the front of my blades hmm said mom let's talk to your father but when they did Henry's dad shook his head no way he said we're a hockey family Henry a hockey family you don't need new skates you've got top-of-the-line junior pros but dad said Henry pros don't have picks ice dancing is for girls Sally chimed in Henry thought about that I don't think so he said there were lots of boys there tonight but nobody would listen deep in the bottom of his stomach Henry felt a lump the size of a hockey puck and for weeks he benched himself his top of the line junior pros stayed in their bag skate cards on he would not skate again until he had picks he would not skate again until he could dash down the ice spin like a top and finish with one foot in the air but Henry said mom you need to skate it's good for you I need to dance Henry corrected then one day grandma came to visit what would it take she asked to get you back on the ice I'm not a hockey player said Henry I wasn't made for boarding and bodychecking grandma reached into her purse and pulled out a photo here I brought something to show you Henry leaned close and peer at the faded picture Wow Henry whispered only she who do you think and suddenly and renew you are a figure skater grandma yes a long time ago but when I finally picked up the lumber and blended the biscuit in the five hole with a mighty slap shot well the pics just had to go Henry could scarcely breathe do you still have the skates that night grandma met Henry at the rink just as they had planned she handed him the scuffed up skates they weren't meant for a boy and they were a few sizes too big but they had picks and Henry had come prepared he brought three pairs of wool socks plus all the money from his piggy bank to have the skates sharpened when he stepped out on the ice Henry's feet felt wobbly but he stood up straight and he skated it wasn't his usual skating and it was far from dancing but it felt right and away Sally yelled Henry ignored her and we ignored everything except for the music and except for his feet when the bell rang for the end of free skate Henry ignored that too finally the man who ran the rink blew his whistle three times and dragged Henry off the ice Henry's dad was waiting dad said Henry did you see that yes Henry said dad yes I did the next day when dad got home from work he was carrying a brand-new pair of boys figure skates they fit Henry perfectly when they got to the rink a man was waiting on the ice he wore black skates just like Henry's and he smiled when he shook Henry's hand Henry said dad this is your coach he'll teach you all you need to know it took Henry 69 tries before he could dash down the ice spin like a top and finish with one foot high in the air on the 69th try grandma was sitting in the bleachers Henry Holton you beauty she hollered I knew you'd make one fine ice dancer the end I really love this book this is one of my favorite books and you know why because I think everybody has a little bit of Henry in them I think Henry is a kid who followed his heart people wanted him to do one thing and he felt he wanted to do another and when he did it he was happy and I think that's what all of us can learn from this book follow your heart doesn't matter what people think you should do or want you to do you should do what makes you happy and that's what's good about reading books you can always find a little bit of yourself in there and it could always teach you something and teach you a way to just be a happy person and that's all any of us want thank you for watching storyline online make sure to check out all our stories keep watching and keep reading [Music] you

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Id: I31vI7152ew

Length: 11min 7sec (667 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 14 2020