Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly transports readers to 1986 and introduces them to the unforgettable Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas in this pitch-perfect middle grade novel about family, friendship, science, and exploration. This acclaimed Newbery Honor Book is a great choice for readers of Kate DiCamillo, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Rebecca Stead.
Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn’t understand. And Bird, his twelve-year-old twin, dreams of being NASA’s first female shuttle commander, but feels like she’s disappearing.
1986年，当“挑战者号”航天飞机即将发射时，托马斯家的三兄妹：卡什、芬奇和伯德，正面对着他们人生中的难题……
卡什，因为成绩不好离开了热爱的篮球队，还正面临第二次考试不及格的危险；芬奇，坏脾气让他经常和同学发生矛盾，而他的自我疏解方式，似乎只有打游戏；伯德，梦想成为第一位女性航天飞机指挥官，但是，对她来说无比重要的“挑战者号”的发射，失败了。三个孩子像三颗行星，在总是充满爸爸妈妈争吵声的房子里，各自运转着。
他们在面对考试成绩、朋友交往、梦想破灭这些成长中必定会经历的困惑时，该怎么办？伯德那颗追逐梦想的心，还会在夜空中闪烁吗？
本书涵盖8-13岁孩子的成长主题：梦想挫败、成长心事、发现自我、控制情绪等。青春期的小情绪：叛逆、委屈、愤怒、迷茫，每个孩子都能在阅读中感同身受，收获成长。
作者没有试图美化生活，让那些孩子的成长环境保持着相当真实的质感，成人的种种短处与无奈也纤毫毕现。” 有助于提升孩子的文学审美，激发孩子的写作能力，培养孩子对生活的观察和表达能力。
By Erin Entrada Kelly, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, 303 pages, 8.3”x5.8"
