Jean C. reviewed on 11/20/2007 + 40 more book reviews

From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich, unforgettable tale. With the same dazzling storytelling that distinguished his first memoir, Homer Hickam takes us deeper into the soul of his West Virginia hometown at a moment when its unique way of life is buffeted by forces of time and change. It is fall 1959. Homer "Sonny" Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boys are in their senior year at Big Creek High, and the town of Coalwood finds itself at a painful crossroads. Homer, Sr. struggles to save the mine; with the holidays approaching, trouble at the mine & the arrival of an outsider bring unexpected changes to the Hickam family and the town of Coalwood.

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