Rocket Boys (anagrammatic title reference)
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Rocket Boys (anagrammatic title reference) is the original title of Homer Hickam’s memoir about his teenage rocketry experiments, whose letters were rearranged to create the film title "October Sky."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book title
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working title ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | October Sky (1999 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rocket Boys: A Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Homer Hickam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasAnagrammaticFilmTitle | October Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Elsie Hickam
NERFINISHED
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Homer Hickam Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hickam NERFINISHED ⓘ O’Dell Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Quentin Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Lee Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Sky of Stone
NERFINISHED
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The Coalwood Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
coal mining town life
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education in science and engineering ⓘ space race ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming-of-age
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pursuit of dreams ⓘ science and innovation ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | launch of Sputnik 1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lettersRearrangedToForm | October Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Homer Hickam’s adolescence
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amateur rocketry ⓘ teenage rocketry experiments ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an anagram of the film title "October Sky"
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inspiring the film "October Sky" ⓘ |
| originalTitleOf |
Homer Hickam’s memoir about his teenage rocketry experiments
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Rocket Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Delacorte Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | October Sky (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Coalwood, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 1950s ⓘ |
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