![]() And I wanted to write about tragedy, and the ways it can bring people together in unexpected ways. I wanted to write about a girl who looks out for everyone else, even when it seems no one is looking out for her. I wanted to celebrate the remarkable ways teachers can influence students' lives, even if they don't realize it. ![]() I wanted to explore the ways adults are often hypocritical toward young people, which is one of the things that frustrates me most about grown-ups. I wanted to write a book in remembrance of Challenger, but I also wanted to write about siblings who learn to create their own unit within a charged family dynamic. (She promised to take Fleegle with her, and she did.) As with any writing journey, I discovered many things that didn't make it into this book, like the fact that Mission Specialist Judith Resnik was a big fan of Tom Selleck, or that Christa McAuliffe's son gave her his favorite stuffed animal-a frog he called Fleegle-because he wanted Fleegle to go to space. I also learned about the astronauts themselves. Years later, with the rise of the internet, I read the Rogers Commission report and learned more about how and why the shuttle accident happened. ![]() And I also remember, with great clarity, the excited fervor of space exploration and the launch of the Challenger. ![]() I remember the names of my Cabbage Patch dolls. ![]()
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