Pros: Emotionally real, with vivid descriptions and characters. Cons: A bit slow. And the writing is very very dry.
In the second of his memoirs of growing up in a West Virginia coal town, former NASA engineer Homer Hickam gives us a heartwarming vision of real people in terrible situations. Struggling not only with his rockets, but also with adolesence angst, his...
Pros: Adds more personal details to the story Rocket Boys (October Sky). Heartwarming! Cons: Read Rocket Boys first to get the most from this sequel.
It’s 1959 and young Homer Hickam is faced with the dilemma of his life. His eyes have seen Sputnik racing through the stars above Coalwood, West Virginia. His mind has been opened to the possibility that he, too, could be part of the glorious space...
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