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The Coalwood Way
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The Coalwood Way

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From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich, unforgettable tale. With the same dazzling storytelling that distinguished his first memoir, Homer Hickam takes us deeper into the soul of his West Virginia hometown at a moment when its unique way of life is buffeted by forces of time and change.

It is fall 1959. Homer “Sonny” Hickam and his fellow Rocket Boys are in their senior year at Big Creek High, and the town of Coalwood finds itself at a painful crossroads.

The strains can be felt within the Hickam home, where Homer Sr. struggles to save the mine, and his wife, Elsie, is feeling increasingly isolated from both her family and the townspeople. Sonny, despite a blossoming relationship with a local girl, finds his own mood darkened by an unexplainable sadness.

Then, with the holidays approaching, trouble at the mine and the arrival of a beautiful young outsider bring unexpected changes in both the Hickam family and the town of Coalwood ... as this luminous memoir moves toward its poignant conclusion.

Product Details:
Author: Homer Hickam
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Island Books
Publication Date: September 04, 2001
Language: English
ISBN: 0440237165
Package Length: 6.8 inches
Package Width: 4.1 inches
Package Height: 1.2 inches
Package Weight: 0.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 70 reviews
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Average Customer Review: 5.0
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5LOVED IT!Jun 03, 2010
I'm 13 years old and i really enjoyed "The Coalwood Way". After reading October Sky for a class book in school, i bought this book. If you liked October SKy, i'd recommend this book to you. I loved reading about more of Sonny's adventures and some details not mentioned in Oct. Sky. Overall, i loved this book and i plan on reading the next book, Sky of Stone. HOpe this helps!

5Great Story About Growing upFeb 25, 2010
Several years ago, I saw the movie, "October Sky," and loved it. I ordered this book, and it sat around for years, but I finally got around to reading it and enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the movie. It's well-written, with plenty of surprises and several great stories wrapped around the dream of a young boy who wants to work in the space program.

Homer Hickam grew up in West Virginia, during the 1950's and couldn't ever seem to please his father. It's a great book, about family, friends and growing up in a more innocent age. The book reads like a novel and you can't help pulling for Homer and his friends as you read it. Now I want to go back and watch the movie again.

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5The Coalwood WayAug 14, 2009
Great book! Maybe as good as I've read. But I'm partial to coming-of-age books for boys - and if they graduated from high school in the same year as myself (1960), then so much the better. I'm in the process of passing around the book to friends and family. However, I can't convince my wife to give it a try. She thinks it's about rockets, but it's much, much more than that. And now for true confessions - I shed a couple of tears at the end - a combination of the story, as well as the fact that "Rocket Boys" and "The Coalwood Way" are the last in his series of non-fiction.

5Best book I've read this yearOct 04, 2008
The Coalwood Way is by far the best book I have read this year. The story and the writing style grab you back to the couch to read another chapter every time. The only bad part is that the story was not longer, but that's why this is a trilogy. I am now rushing to order Hickman's next novel in the series!

5The Coalwood WayMay 03, 2008
Another excellent book by Homer Hickam, If you don't read the trilogy you're missing a true West Virginia experience

 
 
 
 
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