{"product_id":"sky-of-stone-a-memoir-mass-market-paperbound","title":"Sky of Stone: A Memoir - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHomer Hickam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRocket Boys \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Coalwood Way\u003c\/i\u003e transports us back to his West Virginia hometown and the summer that nearly destroyed the close-knit community in this \"beautifully executed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vivid and alive . . . Hickam has made [Coalwood] live again in his writing.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of '61, Homer \"Sonny\" Hickam, a year of college behind him, is dreaming of sandy beaches and rocket ships. But before Sonny can reach the seaside fixer-upper where his mother is spending the summer, a telephone call sends him back to the place he thought he had escaped: the gritty coal-mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. There, Sonny's father, the mine's superintendent, has been accused of negligence in a man's death. Sonny's mother, Elsie, has ordered her son to spend the summer in Coalwood to support his father. For Sonny, so begins a season of discovery--a time when he will learn about love, loss, and a closely guarded secret that threatens to destroy his father and his town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the days of summer grow shorter, Sonny finds himself taking the first real steps toward manhood. But it's a journey he can make only by unraveling the story of a man's death and a father's secret--the mysteries that lie at the very heart of Coalwood.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomer Hickam won the praise of critics and the devotion of readers with his first two memoirs set in the hardscrabble mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. \"The New York Times crowned his first book, the #1 national bestseller October Sky, \"an eloquent evocation ... a thoroughly charming memoir.\" And \"People called The Coalwood Way, Hickam's follow-up to October Sky, \"a heartwarmer ... truly beautiful and haunting.\" \u003cbr\u003eNow Homer Hickam continues his extraordinary story with Sky of Stone, dazzling us with exquisite storytelling as he takes us back to that remarkable small town we first came to know and love in October Sky. \u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of '61, Homer \"Sonny\" Hickam, a year of college behind him, was dreaming of sandy beaches and rocket ships. But before Sonny could reach the seaside fixer-upper where his mother was spending the summer, a telephone call sends him back to the place he thought he had escaped, the gritty coal-mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. There, Sonny's father, the mine's superintendent, has been accused of negligence in a man's death -- and the townspeople are in conflict over the future of the town. \u003cbr\u003eSonny's mother, Elsie, has commanded her son to spend the summer in Coalwood to support his father. But within hours, Sonny realizes two things: His father, always cool and distant with his second son, doesn't want him there ... and his parents' marriage has begun to unravel. For Sonny, so begins a summer of discovery -- of love, betrayal, and most of all, of a brooding mystery that threatens to destroy his father and his town. \u003cbr\u003eCut off from his college funds by his father, Sonny finds himself doing the unimaginable: taking a job as a \"track-laying man,\"the toughest in the mine. Moving out to live among the miners, Sonny is soon dazzled by a beautiful older woman who wants to be the mine's first female engineer. \u003cbr\u003eAnd as the days of summer grow shorter, Sonny finds himself changing in surprising ways, taking the first real steps toward adulthood. But it's a journey he can make only by peering into the mysterious heart of Coalwood itself, and most of all, by unraveling the story of a man's death and a father's secret. \u003cbr\u003eIn Sky of Stone, Homer Hickam looks down the corridors of his past with love, humor, and forgiveness, brilliantly evoking a close-knit community where everyone knows everything about each other's lives -- except the things that matter most. Sky of Stone is a memoir that reads like a novel, mesmerizing us with rich language, narrative drive, and sheer storytelling genius. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomer Hickam\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Coalwood, West Virginia. The author of \u003ci\u003eTorpedo Junction\u003c\/i\u003e (a Military History Book-of-the-Month Club selection) as well as numerous articles for such publications as \u003ci\u003eAir \u0026amp; Space\/Smithsonian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerican History Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, he is a NASA payload training manager for the International Space Station program and lives in Huntsville, Alabama\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 6.8 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sky of Stone\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347837206717,"sku":"9780440240921","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/4_FRiP_hdz9780440240921.webp?v=1783115024","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/sky-of-stone-a-memoir-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}