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We Dream of Space

A Newbery Honor Award Winner

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We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
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Newbery Honor Book

"A captivating story about family’s enduring bonds.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

“Another wondrous title from a remarkably talented author.” (Booklist, starred review)

“A 10 out of 10. Anyone interested in science, sibling relationships, and friendships will enjoy reading We Dream of Space.” (Time for Kids)

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. A great choice for fans of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.

Great for summer listening or anytime! A Today show pick for "25 Children’s Books Your Kids and Teens Won’t Be Able to Put Down This Summer"!

Cash, Fitch, and Bird 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 Challenger, 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 Major Havoc at the arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn’t understand. And Bird, his 12-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA’s first female shuttle commander but feels like she’s disappearing.

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. Salonga. As the launch of the Challenger 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.

Told in three alternating points of view, We Dream of Space is an unforgettable and thematically rich novel for middle-grade listeners.

©2020 Erin Entrada Kelly (P)2020 HarperAudio
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I was one of the school children watching the Challenger launch when the shuttle exploded. I remember going through some of the same things that Bird went through in this story. This story has some hard things in it, but the ending is so perfect. I just loved it.

Beautiful Story

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Super super amazing and super super the bestest thing in the whole world yayayayayayayayayayyayayayaya It was goood

Beautiful story

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amazing butiful amazing beautiful story lovely character art and character development beautiful how it all turned out in the end love it.

butifl story with happy ending and great story ark

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I am left breathless after finishing this audiobook. There is so much heart in this story, and even though it takes place in the early 1980’s, it is so relevant today. Highly recommend.

Breathless

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Super good. I personally loved this book because it was not just about space.

Very nice

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Your favorite medication. Family struggles are real and complex. Reminds me a little bit of A Bridge to Terabithia.

Worthy of the Newberry

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I didn't like that the Challenger shuttle exploded. The story made me sad, but I would recommend it to others.

I enjoyed the writing and performance of the reader.

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