Stacie came down to our side of town to host last night at Kacey's house. We had great discussion about
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam. Most people agreed that his mom was the favorite character. Stacie was able to understand the father and appreciate his character more. Rocket science was in its infancy at the time and seemed like a silly dream to most people. The movie name,
October Sky, was an anagram for
Rocket Boys since the name turned some people off to the movie. October was the month that Sputnik went up. We learned about the 1950's from those that lived it and from statistics. Buying a home would be a whole lot cheaper, but on $3200 a year it would still be something to save for. For dessert we had a yummy jello dish. Anything anyone wants to add?
Next month we are meeting at Kacey's again and we are reading
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. Adrienne is gonna host for the first time. March 28th, be there.
