The long-awaited prequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Rocket Boys the basis of the movie October Sky follows Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam, Sr., on a journey from the misty coalfields of West Virginia to the sunny beach towns of Florida.
When high school sweethearts Homer and Elsie are married, Elsie s ex-boyfriend movie actor Buddy Ebsen sends her a peculiar wedding gift, an alligator named Albert whom she adores.
Eventually, a jealous Homer gives Elsie an ultimatum: Me or the alligator After giving it some thought, Elsie concludes there is only one thing to do:...
The long-awaited prequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Rocket Boys the basis of the movie October Sky follows Elsie Lavender and Home...
