Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
In the early years of World War II, German U-boats cruised up and down the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, sinking 259 ships and littering the waters with cargo and bodies. This riveting account of death and rescue at sea captures all the ship-by-ship action of a war that hit terrifyingly close to home.
This debut thriller by the author of the coming-of-age story ROCKET BOYS features Jack Medaris, a widowed former astronaut, who, with the help of an ingenious physicist named Isaac Perlman, devises a way for humankind to live on the moon. Problems arise, however, when Jack finds himself on the last flight of the shuttle Columbia headed for the ...
The thrilling, quirky adventures of WWII Coast Guard Lt. Josh Thurlow continue in this sequel to THE KEEPER'S SON. Josh is patrolling the Solomon Islands when he's given a new assignment: arrest or execute Lt. David Armistead, Josh's friend and President Roosevelt's cousin, who appears to have deserted. Josh's partner in this mission? Navy Lt. ...
In 1959, Homer "Sonny" Hickam and his Rocket Boy friends are seniors in high school, immersed in the pleasures and pains of the town they grew up in--Coalwood, West Virginia. When it comes time for the Coalwood Christmas Pageant, the tensions in the town threaten to explode, and Sonny has to take some important steps toward growing up.
On the island of Killakeet off the coast of the Carolinas in the midst of World War II, young Josh--son of the lighthouse keeper there--is now head of the Coast Guard station, rescuing boats menaced offshore by the German U-boats that patrol the area. At the same time, the captain of one of those boats, Krebs, is ordering torpedo attacks on ...
The year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy. Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific. But nothing goes as planned as ...
In this hauntingly beautiful and romantic novel, "New York Times"-bestselling author Hickam brings to life the little Appalachian town of Highcoal and a people dedicated to mining coal according to the old ways while struggling with modern problems.
Today, fear affects even the strongest of us. Sometimes it's immediate, caused by a sense of imminent danger-the kind we felt after terrorists destroyed the magnificent World Trade Center, tore a giant wound in the Pentagon and killed thousands of people. But sometimes fear becomes a normal way of life. In his best-selling memoir "October Sky" ...
This true story of a father-son team who suffered a horrible fate in an underwater wreck off the coast of New Jersey tells of their dedication to diving and their unique teamwork. The writing conveys both the technical details of this activity and the grisly details of death under water.
In 1959, Homer "Sonny" Hickam and his Rocket Boy friends are seniors in high school, immersed in the pleasures and pains of the town they grew up in--Coalwood, West Virginia. When it comes time for the Coalwood Christmas Pageant, the tensions in the town threaten to explode, and Sonny has to take some important steps toward growing up.
Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
Concluding his trilogy of memoirs begun in "October Sky, " the author returns to Coalwood, West Virginia, recalling the summer of 1961. With a year of college behind him, Homer "Sonny" Hickam returns home when his father, the superintendent of the coal mine, is accused of negligence in a man's death. Sonny takes his first real steps toward manhood ...
In the early years of World War II, German U-boats cruised up and down the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, sinking 259 ships and littering the waters with cargo and bodies. This riveting account of death and rescue at sea captures all the ship-by-ship action of a war that hit terrifyingly close to home.
Based on the book "Rocket Boys", this feature film by Universal Pictures premieres in theaters in February and stars Chris Cooper and Laura Dern. Originally published as "Rocket Boys", this novelization is the official movie tie-in to the movie. Available now.
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