We Dream of Space /
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TextPublisher: New York : Greenwillow Books, 2020Description: 400 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062747303 :Genre/Form: Children's and Teenage: Family Stories | Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories | Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteem | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Emotions | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues | United States of America, USA | 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 Summary: "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 reading We Dream of Space." -Time for KidsNewbery Medalist and New 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! A Today show 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 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 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.
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| JF .K295 2017 Hello, universe / | JF .K296 2019 You Go First / | JF .K296 2020 Lalani of the distant sea / | JF .K296 2020 We Dream of Space / | JF .K336 2011 A million shades of gray / | JF .K411 1971 When Hitler stole pink rabbit / | JF .K411 1971 When Hitler stole pink rabbit / |
"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 reading We Dream of Space." -Time for KidsNewbery Medalist and New 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! A Today show 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 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 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.
11 - US school grade range: From 3 To 7 ; 17 - Interest age, years: From 8 To 12