Pub Date: October 29, 2002
Dewey: B
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.40" H x 6.80" L x 4.20" W ( 0.50 lbs) 432 pages
BISAC Categories:
Biography and Autobiography | Science and Technology | Memoirs | Literary Figures
Series: Coalwood
Description: Concluding his trilogy of memoirs begun in "October Sky, " the author returns to Coalwood, West Virginia, recalling the summer of 1961. With a year of college behind him, Homer "Sonny" Hickam returns home when his father, the superintendent of the coal mine, is accused of negligence in a man's death. Sonny takes his first real steps toward manhood by unraveling the story behind the man's death.
Review Quotes: "The prose of [Hickam's] third book is as vivid and alive as that of the first, and the bond with the people of Coalwood just as intense and complex. . . . Hickam has made [Coalwood] live again in his writing."--The New York Times Book Review
"[The] darker, even richer sequel to October Sky . . . is written with all the care of a beautifully executed novel."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Beautifully written . . . Hickam also displays a wonderful, understated sense of humor that will make readers laugh out loud."--Rocky Mountain News "[A] cleverly constructed, richly detailed mystery . . . This pleasing book only reinforces his oeuvre."--Publishers Weekly "Related in such an engaging way that many readers will forget Sky of Stone is nonfiction instead of an elegantly crafted novel . . . Rocket Boys [aka October Sky] was a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and The Coalwood Way should have been. It will be no surprise if Sky of Stone wins that, along with a few other major literary awards."--The Fort Worth Star-Telegram