Salonga recreating the launch with her pupils and begging the question why exploring space is worthwhile even if it’s dangerous. From the scenes of Bird dreaming of becoming NASA’s first female shuttle commander to the enthusiastic science teacher Ms. The author takes the reader on a journey of discovery of space and engineering and though I’ve never been the biggest fan of either, I was completely hooked. I remember loads of references to it in newspapers in the late 90s but that’s about it. I am going to be honest and say that I didn’t know that much about the Challenger disaster of 1986. Luckily, books like We Dream of Space exist and make my dream come true…about a decade and a half late, but we’ll gloss over that fact. I feel like this genre is so often glossed over when it is filled with some of the fiercest friendships, most realistic sibling dynamics, and topics that I would have wished to read about when I was a tween. You know what I like about middle-grade novels? Everything.
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