In the town of Coalwood, Homer Hickam is the husband of Elsie Hickam and father of Jim and Sonny Hickam. ... When one of his test rockets landed near the mine, a very angry Homer yelled at his son about how he had told him to stop launching (Hickam 110). Overall, Homer wishes for Sonny and his rocket boys friends to stop trying to launch his homemade rockets and initially embarrassing him with his failures. ... Apparently, one night Elsie Hickam had requested that Homer find a way for Sonny to test his rockets while not breaking Mr. ... At the next church congregation, Reverend Lanier delivere...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate