{"product_id":"sky-of-stone-a-memoir-9780440240921","title":"Sky of Stone: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRocket Boys \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Coalwood Way\u003c\/i\u003e transports us back to his West Virginia hometown and the summer that nearly destroyed the close-knit community in this \"beautifully executed\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vivid and alive . . . Hickam has made [Coalwood] live again in his writing.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of '61, Homer \"Sonny\" Hickam, a year of college behind him, is dreaming of sandy beaches and rocket ships. But before Sonny can reach the seaside fixer-upper where his mother is spending the summer, a telephone call sends him back to the place he thought he had escaped: the gritty coal-mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. There, Sonny's father, the mine's superintendent, has been accused of negligence in a man's death. Sonny's mother, Elsie, has ordered her son to spend the summer in Coalwood to support his father. For Sonny, so begins a season of discovery--a time when he will learn about love, loss, and a closely guarded secret that threatens to destroy his father and his town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the days of summer grow shorter, Sonny finds himself taking the first real steps toward manhood. But it's a journey he can make only by unraveling the story of a man's death and a father's secret--the mysteries that lie at the very heart of Coalwood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440240921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e56466 \/ Sky of Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Homer Hickam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507511226549,"sku":"9780440240921","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_418b2d86-37da-46a8-a144-cac12a6377d7.jpg?v=1778565491","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sky-of-stone-a-memoir-9780440240921","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}