... his mother, Elsie Hickam's, fence. Another mistake that Homer made throughout his journey was shooting the rocket toward the mine, making his father very angry. In order to excel in rocket building, Homer realized that he had to befriend people who knew more about them than he did, and he did this by speaking to Quentin. ... is a great opportunity for him to reach his dreams. There were many people that helped Homer along the way to making a rocket. There was Mr. Pickowsky, the welder who risked losing his job in order to help the boys weld the washers to the bottom of their first rocket...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... autographed picture from Werner Von Brahn who has been his inspiration in all of his rocket building. This upsets his father because he believes Homer is wasting his time with rocket building. After many rocket launchings they become known as the " rocket boys". A man from a college comes to talk to the Hickam's and offers Jim a scholarship in football. One day while at school, the police come and ... take the boys because they are believed to have set a fire in the woods by a rocket. Ms. Riley becomes upset because ... she doesn't think children should be sitting in hand cuffs. At the...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... . If you were lucky, you would go to college on a football scholarship, or you would end up working in the coalmines for the rest of your life. But Homer Hickam decided to do things a little differently. Homer Hickam was an average boy. He went to high school but didn't play any sports. His brother on the other hand was an all-star football player ... . Homer's father, Jake Hickam, was the Superintendent of the coalmine. He wanted nothing more than for Homer to follow in his footsteps and take over when he retired. Homer vowed he would never work in the mine. Inspired by ... the rockets....

• Word Count: 324
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School