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Homer Hickam has authored a series of memoirs and books
about his boyhood adventures growing up in the little mining town
of Coalwood, West Virginia. The Rocket Boys, one of Homer's
best selling books, was made into the award winning 1999 motion
picture October Sky. In the book, Homer describes the support
given by his teacher Miss Riley, and how she inspired him and his
friends to achieve beyond what was expected. Homer, despite all
odds, pursued his dreams and became an aerospace engineer for NASA.
[Homer Hickam's Web
Site]
[More about the Rocket Boys]
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The film inspired by Homer Hickam's book
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