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Rocket Boys is a bestselling memoir by NASA engineer Homer Hickam, recounting his coming-of-age in a West Virginia mining town during the 1960s. It captures a mother's love, a father's fears, and the dreams of young men launching rockets. This lyrical story of triumph, romance, and loss inspired the film October Sky.
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Rocket Boys, Homer Hickam
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- Rocket Boys
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Homer Hickam
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN13
- 9780385333214
- Series
- Coalwood
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, Young Adult, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Science, Friendship, USA, Fun, Children, Space, America, Teens, Fate, Childhood, Dreams
- Original title
- Rocket boys
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Rocket Boys is a bestselling memoir by NASA engineer Homer Hickam, recounting his coming-of-age in a West Virginia mining town during the 1960s. It captures a mother's love, a father's fears, and the dreams of young men launching rockets. This lyrical story of triumph, romance, and loss inspired the film October Sky.