We Dream of Space

<p> <strong>A Newbery Honor Book </strong>- BookPage Best Books - Chicago Public Library Best Fiction - Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee - Horn Book Fanfare - New York Times Notable Children's Book - School Library Journal Best Book - Today Show Pick - An ALA Notable Book</p><p> </p><strong>A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in science sibling relationships and friendships will enjoy reading <em>We Dream of Space</em>.--<em>Time for Kids</em></strong><em></em><p> </p><p>Newbery Medalist and <em>New York Times</em>-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.</p><p> </p><p>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 <em>Challenger</em> 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 <em>Major Havoc</em> 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. </p><p> </p><p>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 <em>Challenger</em> 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.</p><p> </p><p>Told in three alternating points of view <em>We Dream of Space</em> is an unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle grade readers.</p><p> </p><p><em>We Dream of Space</em> is illustrated throughout by the author.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>