by Homer H. Hickam Jr.My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the book the movie October Sky was based off of. Several boys in a mining town in West Virginia, start a rocket club right after the Russians launched Sputnik I. They gain the help of the town, and decide to compete in the National Science Fair.
I thought this book was a great coming of age story. I thought the relationships Sonny had with his family and the people in the town were so interesting. I liked the "follow your dreams" aspect of the book, but I also like that things didn't wrap up nicely into a perfect little package either. It made it feel very real life, which I guess it should feel because it's a memoir, not a fictional story.
I could have done without all the crude 10th grade boy humor, but I suppose since the book was about a group of 10th grade boys, it was probably true to character.
I liked this book alot, and now I want to go watch October Sky again. :)
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