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EAN: 9781857029901 Format: Import ISBN: 1857029909 Label: Fourth Estate Manufacturer: Fourth Estate Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: 1998 Publisher: Fourth Estate Studio: Fourth Estate Average Rating:
 Rating: - Highly Entertaining Read.I enjoyed this true life story so much I bought a copy for our grand children. It is inspirational, I would like to see it on the reading list for middle schools everywhere. When young people are motivated, encouraged and supported, they can and many times will do amazing things. To struggle through some difficult circumstances, have some expected support and some un-expected opposition and to achieve their goals was a great story. The relationship between Homer and his father will be related to ... Read More Rating:  - If you were born in the 40sIf you were born in the 40s as I was, in New York, reading this book will take you back to the time you 'heard' about the coaltowns in West Virginia. This story will match your memories ... not to mention your memories of the era it represents. I LOVED it! Rating: - escape via rocketescape via rocket, October 6, 2008 By V. N. Dvornychenko (Rockville, MD) - See all my reviews Part "Angela's Ashes" (Frank McCourt) and part "I Aim for the Stars" (Werner von Braun), this book chronicles the efforts of a teenage boy to escape the confines of his West Virginia coal-mining milieu. Fourteen-year-old Homer/Sonny Hickam (the protagonist and author) is determined not to follow in the footsteps of his coalminer father - who is already showing signs of ... Read More Rating: - Charming and inspirationalLoved this book. Was on the last chapter when I threw October Sky into my Netflix queue; Hoping I'd have it in hand when the book was finished. Timing was perfect. As usual, the book eclipses the movie, but both are great. Passing it onto my 10 year old son who already has aspirations of going into the sciences. Enjoy! Rating:  - school projectWas purchased due to a requirement by my childs school. He has informed me it is a good book. |
