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Rocket Boys
by Homer Hickam
This magnificent book based on Homer Hickam's teen years has it all- coming-of-age tale, a Horatio Alger tale of working your way to success despite seemingly insurmountable odds, It Takes A Village, the rise and fall of a Coal Mining town, the sometimes strained relations of families, and much more. It is a story of the heart and soul of America- at least what we used to be, or thought we were.
This is a tale of a boy with a dream of launching rockets, despite being from a rural mining town, deciding on a course of action, taking on the whole world he knew. How he achieved his goals is a study in perseverance and determination, good old-fashioned country grit. And how he was helped by the greater part of a community, overcoming adversity and prejudice and doubt. When all he and his people knew was the mine next door, this youth dreamed of the stars, and achieved his own escape velocity out of that constricted environment.
Definitely a must-read. Many life lessons to be learned.
This is a tale of a boy with a dream of launching rockets, despite being from a rural mining town, deciding on a course of action, taking on the whole world he knew. How he achieved his goals is a study in perseverance and determination, good old-fashioned country grit. And how he was helped by the greater part of a community, overcoming adversity and prejudice and doubt. When all he and his people knew was the mine next door, this youth dreamed of the stars, and achieved his own escape velocity out of that constricted environment.
Definitely a must-read. Many life lessons to be learned.