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PRAISE FOR
HOMER HICKAM’S AWARD-WINNING MEMOIRS
SKY OF STONE
“The prose of [Hickam’s] third book is as vivid and alive
as that of the first, and the bond with the people of
Coalwood just as intense and complex. . . . Hickam has
made [Coalwood] live again in his writing.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“[A] cleverly constructed, richly detailed mystery . . . This
pleasing book only reinforces his oeuvre.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Related in such an engaging way that many readers will
forget Sky of Stone is nonfiction instead of an elegantly
crafted novel . . . Rocket Boys [aka October Sky ] was a
National Book Critics Circle nominee, and
The Coalwood Way should have been. It will be no
surprise if Sky ofStone wins that, along with a few
other major literary awards.” —The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
THE COALWOOD WAY
“Another classic coming-of-age tale . . . the rocket boy
soars again.” —People
“Irresistible . . . as compelling and rousing as a NASA
liftoff.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“[A] sparkling memoir.” —Chicago Sun-Times
“Recalling a lost era, [Hickam] brings his American
hometown to life with vivid images, appealing characters
and considerable literary magic.” —Publishers Weekly
Please turn the page for more extraordinary acclaim. . . .
 
OCTOBER SKY
“A thoroughly charming memoir . . . [An] eloquent
evocation of a lost time and place . . . Mr. Hickam builds
a story of overcoming obstacles worthy of Frank Capra,
especially in its sweetness and honest sentimentality.”
—The New York Times
“Unforgettable . . . Unlike so many memoirs, this book
brings to life more than one man’s experiences. It brings
to life the lost town of Coalwood, W.Va.”
—USA Today
“A stirring tale that offers something unusual these days . . .
a message of hope in an age of cynicism.”
—The San Diego Union-Tribune
“A great read . . . One closes the book with an immense
feeling of satisfaction.”
—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Hickam has a great story to tell. . . . [His] recollections
of small-town America in the last years of small-town
America are so cinematic that even those of us who
didn’t grow up there might imagine we did.”
—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“[Hickam] is a very adept storyteller. . . . It’s a good bet
this is the story as he told it to himself. It is a lovely
one, and in the career of Homer H. Hickam, Jr., who
prevailed over the facts of his life to become a NASA
engineer training astronauts for space walks, that made
all the difference.” —The New York Times Book Review
 
“A refreshingly hopeful book about personal triumph
and achieving one’s dreams.”
—San Antonio Express News
“Great memoirs must balance the universal and the
particular. Too much of the former makes it overly
familiar; too much of the latter makes readers ask what
the story has to do with them. In his debut, Hickam
walks that line beautifully. No matter how jaded readers
have become by the onslaught of memoirs, none will
want to miss the fantastic voyage of BCMA,
Auk and Coalwood.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Compelling.” —Chicago Tribune
“Thoroughly captivating.” —The Christian Science Monitor
“ Rocket Boys, while a true story, reads like a well-written
novel. It deals with a wide range of issues, including the
bittersweet experience of coming of age. It also provides
an intimate look at a dying town where people still
allowed kids to dream and helped them make
those dreams become reality.”
— Rocky Mountain News
“[A] nostalgic and entertaining memoir.” —People
 
ALSO BY HOMER HICKAM
Torpedo Junction
Rocket Boys (aka October Sky)
Back to the Moon
The Coalwood Way
 

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