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 twelve-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 readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.Ĭash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. Newbery Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers 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.
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