Rocket Boys: A Memoir

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys tells the true story of Homer Hickam's coming of age in a West Virginia coal town during the early days of the space race. Inspired by Sputnik, Hickam and a group of friends set out to build their own rockets, chasing a dream that eventually led him to a career at NASA.

Written with warmth and vivid detail, it's a story of ambition, family, and small-town West Virginia against the backdrop of a changing world.

• 368 pages
• Includes 8 pages of photographs
• Author: Homer Hickam, West Virginia native