Robert Cilek's response to Sean Rady's "Rocket Boys"

though i have not read the book, i have seen the movie "october sky" several times and i enjoy the movie every time i watch it. though the movie may differ from the book which i dont know for sure, the directors do a good job of portraying the life of a poor coal miners son growing up trying to resists his fathers pressure to work at the mine to pursue his own dreams which i think captures the main idea of the book