July 2001

COMMENTARY The #1 New York Times best-selling memoir, Rocket Boys/October Sky, is the true story of Homer “Sonny” Hickam, Jr., a boy from the mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. The movie name October Sky is an anagram of the book name Rocket Boys – the same letters, just moved around. Note: When the paperback […]

Below are a few ideas for discussion in your group with our attached commentaries. Homer and I would also love to hear what discussion points your group came up with! Just email us. As you read this memoir, did you begin to feel as if you knew the people involved? Did you like them? Do […]