{"product_id":"we-dream-of-space-1","title":"We Dream of Space","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\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\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\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\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 exploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nelson 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 \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\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Dream of Space\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated throughout by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47171380052178,"sku":"9780063026704","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/1089\/8005\/files\/1_6e926b9c-7892-42ad-93e8-b72cdcee50e9.jpg?v=1781727433","url":"https:\/\/indigo-pre-prod.myshopify.com\/products\/we-dream-of-space-1","provider":"Indigo Pre-Prod","version":"1.0","type":"link"}