October Sky by Homer Hickam

October Sky

Coalwood #1

Homer Hickam

428 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science reflective medium-paced

Description

The true story, originally published as Rocket Boys, that inspired the Universal Pictures film.It was 1957, the year Sputnik raced across the Appalachian sky, and the small town of Coalwood, West Virginia, was slowly dying. Faced with an uncertain...

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Moods

hopeful 84%
inspiring 84%
reflective 46%
emotional 38%
informative 38%
adventurous 23%
funny 15%
relaxing 15%

Pace

medium 75%
fast 16%
slow 8%

Average rating

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