WE DREAM OF SPACE
I have too much to say about this book. Where do I begin? Do I start with the memories it brought back to me of my personal sorrow of the Challenger Disaster? "We Dream of Space" is about a family of middle school aged children, however, I was not there to experience the tragedy of the KA-BOOM! They asked her if she was afraid of the danger. She said she wasn't. The chance to do something I'd always dreamed of would be worth the risk. The things I didn’t have in common with the kid in this book are the things many kids have, difficulties in school, loneliness, self image, family tension. They all combine in this story to build a tale of three kids who could have ended up slipping through the cracks of life, but instead, because of our national tragedy, bonded together as brothers and sisters to draw strength from each other.
I enjoyed this book, but maybe it would be better to add a group of nerds who like space, and Bird finds that club, and she discovers that she still has a lot more to learn! It was great!
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