(WBOY) — If you’re from West Virginia, odds are you’ve heard of Homer Hickam’s 1998 book “Rocket Boys.” You might have even watched the movie adaptation, “October Sky,” in eighth ...
In a 1950's mining town called Coalwood, Homer Hickam is a kid with only one future in sight, to work in the local coal mine like his father. However in October 1957, everything changes when the ...