We Dream of Space
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Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson 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. The Nelson 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.
Book Awards: Newbery Medal & Honor Books
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Action and Adventure STEM Family and Friends Journeys School Crisis and Tragedy Grief and Death U.S. History
Genre: Fiction
Age Level: Middle Grade
9780062747310