As the launch of the Challenger approaches, Ms. The Thomas children exist in their own orbits, circling a tense and unpredictable household, with little in common except an enthusiastic science teacher named Ms. And Bird, his 12-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA’s first female shuttle commander, but feels like she’s disappearing. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn’t understand. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties.Ĭash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. A great choice for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.Ĭash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. Another wondrous title from a remarkably talented author.”-Booklist, Starred Review.Newbery Medalist and New York Times-best-selling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports listeners to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. The author never shies from difficult realities-whether national tragedy or domestic troubles-and offers no tidy solutions, instead allowing her characters a newfound sense of agency and the sweet reward of finding solace in each other. Kelly deftly contrasts the hope and possibility of space exploration with the tempestuous home life of the Nelson-Thomas kids, where so much seems mundane and out of their control.
“The prolific, Newbery Medal-winning Kelly contemplates space exploration and sibiling bonds in her latest captivating novel. We Dream of Space is a rewarding reading journey from beginning to end. Young readers will also learn that being kind to each other, as well as yourself, is life’s biggest reward. The loss can be in the form of crushed hopes and dreams. The reader learns that you don’t have to experience personal loss to have a devastating set-back. Although set thirty-four years ago, the growing pains of the characters still resonates today. This story captures that sentiment beautifully as the main characters learn to navigate a tense home life and disappointments at school. Cash, Fitch and Bird have their personal struggles in seventh grade that make them feel alone and in their own orbits. Although we know the spoiler at the end of the space journey, that’s only a small part of the story for these three siblings.
As adults, we remember where we were when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after take-off.
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