Journal Entry 1 by safrolistics from Newbiggin-By-The-Sea, Northumberland United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 08, 2005

When Sputnik, the world's first space satellite, flies over the small mining town of Coalwook, in 1957, 14 year old Sonny Hickman makes a decision: to build a rocket to rival the Russians. 

Journal Entry 2 by safrolistics at Liquid, Coventry City Arcade in Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (11/9/2005 UTC) at Liquid, Coventry City Arcade in Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom

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The owners of Liquid Cafe/Bar, have kindly said they will donate some space to bookcrossing, starting from tomorrow, there will be a space in the window seat to exchange books, if anyone would like to set up a monthly meet there as well, just get in touch with me. 

Journal Entry 3 by daddyhuggy from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Picked up last night at the Coventry meetup 

Journal Entry 4 by daddyhuggy from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, April 02, 2006

A very gripping read. 

Journal Entry 5 by daddyhuggy at Liquid, Coventry City Arcade in Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, April 02, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (4/2/2006 UTC) at Liquid, Coventry City Arcade in Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom

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To be released at the Tuesday Coventry meetup 

Journal Entry 6 by Bar-Liquid from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, April 02, 2006

Back on the bookcrossing shelf in Liquid OBCZ 

Journal Entry 7 by Molyneux from Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Saturday, June 10, 2006

Caught at the meet on Tuesday night 

Journal Entry 8 by bookdejunking from London , Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, November 25, 2007

This book came highly recommended and while I believed the recommendation I did not get round to reading it for some months probably due to the subject matter (boys building rockets and the size of the book – I have an aversion to long books). Now I have read it and can say I totally recommend it – I read it incredibly fast – so both the subject matter and the length were in no way an issue. I will be lending it to another BookCrossing member.
It is so well written and evocative of America in the 50s and the space race. It seemed almost like a Norman Rockwell painting, I really enjoyed it.