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The book is so different from the movie. Lots of points to compare and contrast. Why the changes? Your thoughts? Why not attend one of the movie showings at the library and share your thoughts with others.

this is the worst book ever

It was an O.K. book for being historical.

I like the book. It took awhile for me to really get into it but, it got better as I continued to read.

I give the book a 2/5, not because the writing was bad or the story was bad.
I just can't get into a book about a coal mining town in the 1950's.
When i pick up a book I look for something that's out of this world, but if I was into historical things I would say it's pretty good
It still started out slow though.

ya..... some of it. really it was not all that great

Jon: DID YOU EVEN READ THE BOOK?

And that is suppose to mean?..... DID YOU EVEN READ THE BOOK?

Rocket Boys was an OK book but i wouldn't wont to read it again. If you like rockets and NASA this is the book for you. It tell you a lot about the types of fuel and the materials that they use.

i read rocket boys in my first period class at school,i didn't think that it would turn out it be as good as it was. i loved how the boys devoted all there time to better their rockets. How they took on hard classes just to learn how to build them more efficient. For something i was requited to read at school i liked it, i probably wouldn't have picked it out on my own.

when i first read the book the beginning was boring but in the middle of it, it started to get good. i don't like books that well but when i read this book i was like its alright. its better than most book i read.

The book got off to a bad start. Toward the end the book picked up. I might read it again at a later time but not for a while.

Jon: What was your favorite part about the book?

The book was not to shabby. I would recommend this book for people who like to learn about spaceships and who like to read about the older days. and who also like to read stuff about the cold war.

it was ok

The book was interesting even though it got boring at times. It is still a good book.

I thought the book was very motivating, and I enjoyed the book a lot!

the book was a book

Overall, I enjoyed reading Rocket Boys. It did take me a while to get interested in it and some of the scenes were a little drawn out, but once I got going it was actually okay. The main frustration I had was I already saw October Sky before reading Rocket Boys, so I already knew what was going to happen, so it ruined the endings and all. I admire the hard work and perseverance the boys showed throughout the story, and it helped me remember that any dream I have can be achieved, no matter how difficult.

I finished the book almost a week before the class. It was Ok

I thought the book was really interesting and I learned a lot about rockets and other aeronautical materials.

I first read Rocket Boys back when it first came out. I enjoyed it then. I listened to it this summer. I found the interactions between Sonny and his parents to be very compelling. While his father never could show his love for his son in words, he did manage to do so in actions..in a backwards way. The way the entire town came together to support the Rocket Boys was very touching. There is so much more to this book than rockets. For the record, I love Sonny's mom's sarcasm. It is the icing on the cake. It is very well done in the audio version.

At the beginning of the book I had a really low opnion of Homer Sr. However, by the end of the book I felt like he was someone who really did want what was best for Sonny and Coalwood. The problem was that forces beyond his control made his vision of what Coalwood should be like impossible.

le livre était très bon!

the book was really good it had no boring parts in it at all

This is not kenny. The book was fine

good no complaints Mr. McClain. did u enjoy the book? I found the cold war tensions really added to the depth of the novel. Your thoughts?

did not enjoy the book, i did not like the characters

It's a really hard book for me because i'm an exhange student but it allowed me to understand how people lived in this period in United States.

I enjoyed reading the book but it took a while for me to get into it.

Rocket Boys captured the reader with thorough description of the rocket building process. Part of the reason I enjoyed it so much, is the actual functions of the components of the rockets. Hickam’s relation of the science in rocketry was easily understandable, and adds to the significance of his personal mission. Over the last year, I have visited the U.S. Rockets and Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama, twice and I started to become interested in rocket missions and the different components of rocketry. To build on my knowledge I then started reading Lost Moon, about the Apollo 13 mission. As conclusion, I really enjoyed the program and the book.

This book was ok. It didnt interest me that much but it was ok.

The book started out slow but slowly drew me in. That's probably the books most outstanding quality.

overall i give the book an B+
it did take a little while for me to get into it, but once it picked up i enjoyed it

I enjoyed this book although it started out slow

I personally liked the book. Though, at times it did get to drawn out. Overall though it was pretty great.

i personally like the book. the explanation of algorithms and equations was hard to wrap my head around.

I really enjoyed the book and also enjoyed reading it along with my friends.

This book really informed me on what it was like in the 1950's.

It was a really good book.

I enjoyed reading the book, it was interesting to learn about the life of coal miners sons that become something more than what was expected of them.

I really enjoyed the book. It was interesting to receive insight on the educational system of the 1960's and how much the space program and competition with other countries has changed how students learn in the United States.

I honestly i found the book kinda boring and slow going

Rocket Boys at first was not gaining my attention, but once i actually started reading it...i guess you cant judge a book by its cover

Overall, this book was interesting and had many good points to it. But, this is not a kind of book that I would read personally because I am not interested in science and the launching of rockets.

I liked this book. It related to the current day even though the story happened way before we were born. It was a descent book and I heard the movie was good so i might watch it

I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

I liked the book and how kids my age were able to relate to it.

i thought this book was very good. i recommend it to any one!!!

thats wonderful! did you enjoy the book?

I liked this book. It related to the current day even though the story happened way before we were born. It was a descent book and I heard the movie was good so i might watch it

The book was alright

not to shabby

I did not enjoy that the school forced the kids to read a book because there are many book i would rather read than this one

good book.

I enjoyed Rocket Boys so much that I read The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone. Both books are just as interesting to read as Rocket Boys. How Sonny interacts with his family, friends, and the community makes a very compelling story. I also enjoyed the movie October Sky.

I am the wife (and assistant) to the author Homer Hickam. An author is thrilled to have community reads pick their books - everyone reading his book at the same time, SWEET, thank you! I hope you have visited our website, http://www.homerhickam.com as we have a tons of pages and links there to entertain and educate - bios of the other Rocket Boys, Educator material, complete list of books (4 Coalwood ones, 10 so far!) and lots of photos old and new. In particular, see pages here http://www.homerhickam.com/coalwood/ And please do come to the festival in Coalwood next Saturday, Oct 3! Natalie Canerday, the actress who played Homer's mom in the movie is going to be there as well as Homer and the other boys O'Dell, Billy and Roy Lee and it is a big fall festival. We would be happy to answer questions you may have. Keep aiming high!

Dear Wells County "One Book, One County" Rocket Boys readers,
I am presently writing a fiction novel using my paleontology dinosaur hunting knowledge, yet, due to the interest of your kind community, I find myself drawn once more back to my second book, a memoir of a boy growing up in the coalfields of West Virginia. Very surprising to me, Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky - which is an anagram of Rocket Boys) has become one of those rarities in literature, a cultural phenomenon that transcends its author.

I am pleased to thank all of you and celebrate the selection of my memoir even as I am sensitive to the misperceptions about it. The greatest misperception is that the book is about rockets and space flight. Certainly, the book has a strong thread about boys dreaming of space and boldly building rockets from scrap, but there is a larger, more important story. Once, in the wilderness of West Virginia in a tiny coal camp, a boy was allowed to find understanding through a series of dramatic acts of reconciliation and redemption by his parents and the people of his town. That lucky soul was the boy I once was, the small near-sighted "Sonny" Hickam, the second and somewhat lackluster son of Homer (Sr.) and Elsie Hickam of Coalwood, West Virginia.

Small towns with people who care, good friends, understanding and reconciliation between parents and children, then, is what I believe Rocket Boys/October Sky is really about. These themes thrum through the book like a low, insistent note. To tell this story was a journey of the heart. I am so glad that the readers of your area have decided to make the journey with me. Please enjoy Rocket Boys/October Sky and then I hope you will want to read others of my books.
Aim High,
Homer Hickam
www.homerhickam.com

What? No trip is being planned for Oct. 3, to go to the festival in Coalwood, WV? This is one of the best books I've ever read.
And did you see the ISS last night! It was as bright as Venus!

Staff member, Deb Perry ran across this article. Thought all of you reading ROCKET BOYS would be interested. Copy and paste the following link into your browser. Ingenuity as it's best!

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/the-150-space-camera-mit-students-beat-nasa-on-beer-money-budget?

I thought I would pass on this information --

For all those enjoying "Rocket Boys" here is a little perk. The International Space Station will be visible for the next three nights. Look in the southwest sky, it will be low about 2 to 4 thumbs above the horizon. It should be moving from right to left. Here are the times

Wednesday, Sept 9 from 9:40 to 9:44 PM

Thursday, Sept 10 from 8:29-8:35 and 10:05 to 10:08 PM

I've lived in Wells County my whole life, and am thrilled to finally see something like this!
I am excited to read Rocket Boys, and can't wait to begin discussing it!

Where are the Bluffton High School people? I know many of you have expressed lots of opinions about the book. Let's see you put your opinions up here for the world to see.

NHS students who are reading it have only good things to say. Thanks for this great opportunity for all of us to read and discuss.

I know that there are many people out there reading ROCKET BOYS, so I am surprised that no one is here talking about it. I, personally, liked the role of the women in the book.

Welcome to the One Book One County Discussion Board!