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  <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Homer Hickam is one of the most popular authors in the world, his books translated into many languages. His best-known work is his memoir Rocket Boys which was made into the movie October Sky. He has written two more memoirs: The Coalwood Way and Sky of Stone, and the non-fiction military history Torpedo Junction. His novels include Red Helmet, Back to the Moon, The Keeper's Son, and The Ambassador's Son. He and his wife share their time between homes in Alabama and the Virgin Islands.]]></about>      <hometown>Coalwood, West Virginia</hometown>  <born_at>02/19/1943</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Rocket Boys]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.13</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1260</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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  <id>26134</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Coalwood Way]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.01</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>178</ratings_count>
  <published>2000</published>  
  
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  <id>266846</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Sky of Stone: A Memoir]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>102</ratings_count>
  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <id>181953</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Keeper's Son (Josh Thurlow Novels (Paperback))]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.64</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>77</ratings_count>
  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <id>2248060</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Red Helmet]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.70</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>37</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <id>1081854</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Ambassador's Son (Josh Thurlow Novels)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.54</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>37</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <id>664389</id>
  <title><![CDATA[Back to the Moon: A Novel]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.51</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>35</ratings_count>
  <published>1999</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Torpedo Junction: U-Boat War Off America's East Coast, 1942 (Bluejacket Books)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.58</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>24</ratings_count>
  <published>1989</published>  
  
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        <book id="564252">
  <id>564252</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Far Reaches]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.81</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>21</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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        <book id="124863">
  <id>124863</id>
  <title><![CDATA[We Are Not Afraid: Strength and Courage from the Town That Inspired the #1 Bestseller and Award-Winning Movie &quot;October Sky&quot;]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Homer H. Hickam]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1012940.Homer_H_Hickam]]></link>
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  <average_rating>3.31</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>13</ratings_count>
  <published>2002</published>  
  
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