Homer Hickam's web site is up and running, and it is great!

• "How I came to write Rocket Boys" by Homer H. Hickam, Jr. is one of several pages about the Rocket Boys at the Big Creek High School Alumni website.

• The short story from Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine that led to the Rocket Boys book and October Sky.

• Download the October Sky trailer

• Or, Hollywood Online gives you the October Sky trailer as a download or streaming video.

• Audio sample from the October Sky soundtrack.

Book Reviews

• USA Today

• Knight Ridder News Service

Movie Reviews

• This would probably be my favorite even if one of the reviewers wasn't named Crabtree. I've "bookmarked" these two farmers for future reference. The Doyle Bluffs Movie Reviews by Ira Crabtree and Gomer Hinkle.

• JJ's Pix: Movie Reviews. A nice review by Janelle Jacobs.

• Hollywood Jesus October Sky review by David Bruce, including a few Bible references.

• Jam Movie Reviews

• Spliced Online

• "Tomatometer" rating and synopsis of numerous reviews.

• October Sky movie review plus some interviews and behind the scenes info.

Amateur Rocketry Links

• Ky Michaelson, Rocketman, built the rockets for the October Sky movie. Lots of info about his projects on this web site.

• .Carol Rutherford's rockets plus some Rocket Boys items.