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The Rocket Book

by Peter Newell

The Rocket Book begins when the son of a building superintendent sets a match to a rocket he discovered in the basement. Suddenly, the rocket blasts its way up through apartment after apartment in a high-rise, disrupting and transforming the humdrum goings-on of twenty families till it is finally stopped cold by something in the attic.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1912

Genre/Category

Poetry

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Poems Commentary Discovery Illusions

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Peter Newell

United States

Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell was an American artist and writer. He created picture books and illustrated new editions of many children's books. A native of McDonough County, Illinois, Newell built a rep...

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