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"A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in science, sibling
relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of
Space."--Time for Kids
Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Erin Entrada
Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the
unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas in this pitch-perfect
middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration.
This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate
DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.
Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade
together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly
for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, they each struggle
with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a
newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second
time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade
on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn't
understand. And Bird, his twelve-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA's
first female shuttle commander, but feels like she's disappearing.
The Nelson Thomas children exist in their own orbits, circling a tense
and unpredictable household, with little in common except an
enthusiastic science teacher named Ms. Salonga. As the launch of the
Challenger approaches, Ms. Salonga gives her students a project--they
are separated into spacecraft crews and must create and complete a
mission. When the fated day finally arrives, it changes all of their
lives and brings them together in unexpected ways.
Told in three alternating points of view, We Dream of Space is an
unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle grade readers.
We Dream of Space is illustrated throughout by the author.
