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Coalwood Way hits shelves amid Coalwood memories
The Coalwood Way memoir, second in the Rocket Boys series, released in fall 1959 setting. Homer Hickam Sr plans a risky move to save Olga Coal. Sonny Hickam and peers at Big Creek High School still launch rockets as the town faces changes. Local stores Hearthside Books and Walden Books report strong reservations and large shipments. Delacorte Press releases the book with a related October Sky documentary DVD already anticipated.
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Olga Coal Company
Homer
Sonny” Hickam
Rocket Boys
Big Creek High School
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Bluefield
Walden Books
Mercer Mall
New York Times
Anne Hess
McDowell County
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Delacorte Press
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N.Y