Coalwood Way, The(ISBN=9780440237167)

　　?A heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting.?
　　? People
　　?Irresistible ... as compelling and rousing as a NASA liftoff.?
　　? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
　　?Compelling ... riveting ... extremely satisfying reading.?
　　? The Boston Globe
　　?[A] sparkling memoir.?? Chicago Sun-Times
　　Also by Homer Hickam:
　　October Sky
　　The #1 New York Times bestselling first book in his crowd-pleasing memoirs
　　?A thoroughly charming memoir ... [An] eloquent evocation of a lost time and place.?
　　? The New York Times
　　Back to the Moon
　　Torpedo Junction
　　Available from Dell
　　And look for Homer Hickam?s new hardcover:
　　Sky of Stone
　　The third memoir in his bestselling trilogy
　　Available in October 2001 from Delacorte Press -- Review

　　From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich, unforgettable tale. With the same dazzling storytelling that distinguished his first memoir, Homer Hickam takes us deeper into the soul of his West Virginia hometown at a moment when its unique way of life is buffeted by forces of time and change.
　　It is fall 1959. Homer “Sonny” Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boys are in their senior year at Big Creek High, and the town of Coalwood finds itself at a painful crossroads.
　　The strains can be felt within the Hickam home, where Homer Sr. struggles to save the mine, and his wife, Elsie, is feeling increasingly isolated from both her family and the townspeople. Sonny, despite a blossoming relationship with a local girl, finds his own mood darkened by an unexplainable sadness.
　　Then, with the holidays approaching, trouble at the mine and the arrival of a beautiful young outsider bring unexpected changes in both the Hickam family and the town of Coalwood ... as this luminous memoir moves toward its poignant conclusion.

　　Homer Hickam was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author of Torpedo Junction, Rocket Boys, and the novelBack to the Moon, he is a retired NASA engineer, a scuba instructor, and a consultant on a variety of aerospace projects. He lives with his wife in Huntsville, Alabama-Rocket City, USA.
　　From the Hardcover edition.