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Newbery Honor Book
“A captivating story about family’s enduring bonds.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Another wondrous title from a remarkably talented author.” —Booklist(starred review)
“A 10 out of 10. Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy readingWe Dream of Space.”—Time for Kids
Newbery Medalist andNew York Times–bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration.A great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.
Great for summer reading or anytime! ATodayshow pick for “25 children’s books your kids and teens won’t be able to put down this summer!"
Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space ShuttleChallenger, 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 playingMajor Havocat 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 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 theChallengerapproaches, 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 Spaceis an unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle grade readers.
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Erin Entrada Kelly
Erin Entrada Kellyis the author of the Newbery Medal–winning novelsHello, Universe and The First State of Being, which was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novelWe Dream of Space. Erin Entrada Kelly grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA in writing for children and young adults program at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a children’s author, Erin worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press. Erin Entrada Kelly’s debut novel,Blackbird Fly, was aKirkusBest Book of the Year, aSchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. She is also the author ofThe Land of Forgotten Girls, winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature;You Go First, an Indie Next Pick;Lalani of the Distant Sea, an Indie Next Pick;Those Kids from Fawn Creek, named to numerous best-of-the-year lists; and five popular novels for younger readers,Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey,Surely Surely Marisol Rainey,Only Only MarisolRainey,Your Turn Marisol Rainey,andFelix Powell, Boy Dog, which she also illustrated.
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