{"product_id":"we-dream-of-space-erin-entrada-kelly","title":"We Dream of Space (Erin Entrada Kelly)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cbr\u003eNewbery Honor Book \u003c\/strong\u003e- BookPage Best Books - Chicago Public Library Best Fiction\u003cbr\u003e- Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee - Horn Book Fanfare - New York Times Notable\u003cbr\u003eChildren's Book - School Library Journal Best Book - Today Show Pick - An ALA\u003cbr\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A 10 out of 10 . . . Anyone interested in\u003cbr\u003escience, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading \u003cem\u003eWe\u003cbr\u003eDream 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\u003cbr\u003eYork Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986\u003cbr\u003eand introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas in\u003cbr\u003ethis pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and\u003cbr\u003eexploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of\u003cbr\u003eKate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson\u003cbr\u003eThomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986,\u003cbr\u003eas the country waits expectantly for the launch of the space shuttle \u003cem\u003eChallenger\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003ethey each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves\u003cbr\u003ebasketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade\u003cbr\u003efor the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing \u003cem\u003eMajor Havoc\u003c\/em\u003e at\u003cbr\u003ethe arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn't\u003cbr\u003eunderstand. And Bird, his twelve-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA's first\u003cbr\u003efemale shuttle commander, but feels like she's disappearing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nelson Thomas\u003cbr\u003echildren exist in their own orbits, circling a tense and unpredictable\u003cbr\u003ehousehold, with little in common except an enthusiastic science teacher named\u003cbr\u003eMs. Salonga. As the launch of the \u003cem\u003eChallenger\u003c\/em\u003e approaches, Ms. Salonga\u003cbr\u003egives her students a project-they are separated into spacecraft crews and must\u003cbr\u003ecreate and complete a mission. When the fated day finally arrives, it changes\u003cbr\u003eall of their lives and brings them together in unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in three alternating\u003cbr\u003epoints of view, \u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable and thematically\u003cbr\u003erich novel for middle grade readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e is\u003cbr\u003eillustrated throughout by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Entrada Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning novels\u003ci\u003e Hello, Universe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe First State of Being\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also named a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for her acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eWe Dream of Space. \u003c\/i\u003eErin Entrada Kelly grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and now lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA in writing for children and young adults program at Hamline University. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Philippines Free Press Literary Award for Short Fiction and the Pushcart Prize. Before becoming a children's author, she worked as a journalist and magazine editor and received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErin Entrada Kelly's debut novel,\u003ci\u003e Blackbird Fly,\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, a\u003ci\u003e School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, an ALSC Notable Book, and an Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Forgotten Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature; \u003ci\u003eYou Go First, \u003c\/i\u003ean Indie Next Pick; \u003ci\u003eLalani of the Distant Sea, \u003c\/i\u003ean Indie Next Pick; \u003ci\u003eThose Kids from Fawn Creek, \u003c\/i\u003enamed to numerous best-of-the-year lists; \u003ci\u003eThe Second Life of Snap,\u003c\/i\u003e which received six starred reviews; and six popular novels for younger readers, \u003ci\u003eMaybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, Surely Surely Marisol Rainey, Only Only Marisol Rainey, Your Turn Marisol Rainey,  Felix Powell, Boy Dog,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFelix Powell, Boy Squirrel, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich she also illustrated. Erin Entrada Kelly's acclaimed nonfiction debut, \u003ci\u003eAt Last She Stood, \u003c\/i\u003ewas the recipient of the Robert F. Sibert Honor. 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