We Dream of Space: A Newbery Honor Award Winner by Kelly, Erin Entrada

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"A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space."--Time for Kids

Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.

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. 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 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.

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.

Author: Erin Entrada Kelly
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 05/05/2020
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780062747303
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509477 / We Dream of Space

Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2020 pg. 60
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 03/23/2020
School Library Journal 04/01/2020 pg. 130
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2020 pg. 124
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2020 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style