{"product_id":"we-dream-of-space-a-newbery-honor-award-winner","title":"We Dream of Space: A Newbery Honor Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Newbery Honor Book \u003c\/strong\u003e- 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e.\"--\u003cem\u003eTime for Kids\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewbery Medalist and  \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-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\u003cbr\u003eexploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCash, 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 \u003cem\u003eChallenger\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eMajor Havoc\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nelson Thomas children exist in their own orbits, circling a tense and unpredictable\u003cbr\u003ehousehold, with little in common except an enthusiastic science teacher named Ms. Salonga. As the launch of the \u003cem\u003eChallenger\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold in three alternating points of view, \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle grade readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated throughout by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52795815788912,"sku":"9780062747310","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_e3c592a8-c887-402d-8345-044fd216ddd1.jpg?v=1766448011","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/we-dream-of-space-a-newbery-honor-award-winner","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}