He is in his senior year in high school, and our story begins a few months from Christmas time, when Homer Jr., most call him Sonny, is instructed to go with his father to see his grandfather, who is in the hospital. It tells of how he managed with being the son of the local mining company’s superintendent. Hickam Jr., and elaborates on the story that he wrote previously, titled Rocket Boys. The Coalwood Way is a memoir written by Homer H. as this luminous memoir moves toward its poignant conclusion. 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. Sonny, despite a blossoming relationship with a local girl, finds his own mood darkened by an unexplainable sadness. struggles to save the mine, and his wife, Elsie, is feeling increasingly isolated from both her family and the townspeople. The strains can be felt within the Hickam home, where Homer Sr. 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. 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. From the #1 bestselling author of October Sky comes this rich, unforgettable tale.
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