The Chosen by Chiam Potok (Short Summary with Main Characters)

The Chosen
The story starts out with a fifteen year old, Jewish boy, Reuven Malter, getting ready for a softball game against Danny Saunder's yeshiva team. Tension arises during the game because names are called against the teams. In the final inning, Reuven is pitching. He pitches the ball to Danny and Danny hits a line drive right into Reuven's eye. Glass is shattered everywhere apiece gets stuck in his eye. Reven is rushed to a hospital where he spends a week recuperating. While he is in the hospital he makes two friends. Tony Savio, an ex-boxer, and Billy Merrit, a blind boy. While Reu…