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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
4.5 stars. This has been on my list for so long now and OH MY GOD! I loved this book so much. Erin Entrada Kelly has a way of creating characters that feel so real and flawed. You can't help but burrow into their heads and feel everything they experience.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I think it was exiting as someone who knows what happened to the challenger to see Bird’s and her siblings’ reaction. Overall, this is a good book and I would certainly recommend it to others.
As someone who remembers the Challenger, it is crazy to read historical fiction I am old enough to be :)
This family is painful - I felt really bad for the kids. I hope that they keep having family dinners together
This family is painful - I felt really bad for the kids. I hope that they keep having family dinners together
I LOVED this book. I thought that every character had such very real problems. From a temper problem, struggle with inner beauty, and academic trouble, these are things that kids face all around the world. Erin Entrada Kelly did an amazing job in showing kids how to love themselves and their families. By tying in real life events and people it gave me something to connect to. Especially now, yes “family is a complicated galaxy” but they always have your back.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Bird loves outer space and dreams of being NASA’s first female shuttle commander. She’s totally obsessed with the upcoming Challenger launch, and all the lessons her science teacher is using to get the class involved. Fitch, her twin brother, would rather play video games. Cash is the twins’ older brother, who failed and is in their grade, and is also in danger of failing again. All three siblings and their parents are realistic and compelling characters, and the Challenger launch provides an interesting and suspenseful plot point in this beautiful, emotional story about family, friendship, and the difference between dreams and reality.