Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1)
by Homer H. Hickam
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Author: Homer H. HickamEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1900
ISBN: 0440235324
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Book Reviews of Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1)
Book Review: An Awesome Book with a Great Theme
Summary: 5 Stars
Imagine it's the 1950's and you are growing up in a small town. When you get older, you know you are destined to be a coal miner. No one lets you forget that. But you have other plans, other dreams. You want to travel to Cape Canaveral, in Florida to work for NASA. The only chance you have is to go to college and get a scholarship because money is scarce. You have to find some way to fulfill your dream, and the odds are against you. In the book, October Sky, that is what happened to Homer Hickam and his friends. This is a very wholesome book and gives you a good feeling after reading it. October Sky has a powerful theme throughout the story- If you believe and work hard, your dreams and wishes will come true no matter how many obstacles. Find a way to get over them. I think the best part of the book is when the 'Rocket Boys', Homer (also known as Sonny in the book), Billy, Roy Lee, O'Dell, and Sherman never give up. When most of their rockets explode and fail, they keep trying. The boys show that hard work and belief are the most important things in life. I also likes the setting of this story- a small town with big dreams. The characters in the town of Coalwood have a sense of duty when something terrible happens at the Science Fair. They band together to help Homer face the final obstacle to his sucess. October Sky is believable, and I liked how the author wrote it about himself. There were a few things I didn't like about the book, though not many. Sometimes it went into too much detail about mining, rocketry, and math terms that I didn't understand. In spite of that, I gave this book five out of five stars. October Sky is my all time favorite book. I would recommend the book October Sky to anyone fifth grade and older. This is because it is a long book and and takes a while to read. Some of it would be confusing for anyone younger, but it is a great book overall. It lifts your spirits and makes you realize that even a seeminly impossible dream sometimes comes true.
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