October Sky was written by Homer Hickam. Describes Homer growing up in the small mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia. He became fascinated with rockets and began the BCMA (Big Creek Missile Agency), to make rockets and discover what made them fly. Written as an autobiography about his life. The story takes place in a small coal mining town in West Virginia from 1957 on. The main form of conflicts in October Sky are man vs. …showed first 75 words of 729 total…

…showed last 75 words of 729 total…getting drawn out and boring. It remind me that almost anything is possible if you work hard at it. Yes, I think that almost anyone would like this book. It has a wide variety of characters that people could identify with. October Sky describes how Homer Hickam became fascinated with rockets and decided to make them. Homer Hickam wants to fallow his dreams and be successful in his dad's eyes, through the flying of rockets.