Coalwood Sky of Stone: A Memoir, Book 3, (Paperback)

from shsunon

After completing a rigorous freshman year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Homer Hickam plans to relax at Myrtle Beach with his mother. His mother urges Homer to stay in Coalwood. His father is facing some serious mining issues; however, Dad doesn't want Homer's help. Homer's relationship with ...

from jonsweitzerlamme

A fascinating followup to [October Sky]. A young man with huge dreams becomes... a coal miner, just like his dad. Would be heartbreaking if we didn't already know he ends up as a NASA engineer, but with that ending already known, we can appreciate the lessons he learns and the way his perspective...

from BoundTogetherForGood

It should come as no surprise that I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed October Sky the prequel to this, as well as the film, October Sky. My greatest enjoyment always comes from memoirs too. If you liked October Sky, you won't go wrong by reading this sequel.

from bookswoman

Homer Hickam continues to astound me with the touching and funny and marvelous writing he does about his life as a coal town "boy". This episode, the last in his trilogy about Coalwood, WV, is set the summer of 1962. This is the summer after his first year of college and it is an amazing tale inv...

from shsunon

After completing a rigorous freshman year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Homer Hickam plans to relax at Myrtle Beach with his mother. His mother urges Homer to stay in Coalwood. His father is facing some serious mining issues; however, Dad doesn't want Homer's help. Homer's relationship with ...