1. Newton's third law
1.1. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
2. Basil Oglethorpe
2.1. reporter, he reported the boys accomplishments
3. Mr Dubbonet
3.1. union representative
4. The Rocket Boys
4.1. Homer/Sonny
4.1.1. He was the president ,He was trying so hard to make rockets, He was the founder of the Big Creek Missile Agency (BCMA) ,
4.1.2. has matured
4.1.3. kind to Quentin
4.1.4. his stomachache and headache went away
4.2. Quentin
4.2.1. Smart and knows everything about rockets
4.2.2. the scientist
4.2.3. genius
4.2.4. motivated Homer to solve the math equations, being selfless instead of selfish
4.3. Roy Lee
4.3.1. Has a car and handles transportation
4.3.2. interested in girls. a good-looking. Tall. Dark black hair. Father died in mine. Brother Bill still works in the mine.
4.3.3. bad driver
4.3.4. found out who killed Sonny's cat
4.4. O'Dell
4.4.1. treasurer of BCMA
4.4.1.1. intelligent playful friend.
4.4.2. Always responsible for getting the material together.
4.5. publictiy and setting up their rocket range
4.6. Sherman
4.7. had polio
4.8. Billy
5. The girls
5.1. Dorothy
5.1.1. Homer's first crush
5.1.2. Sonny stopped looking at and loving her when she went on a date with his brother, Jim
5.1.2.1. Homer lost his interest in Dorothy
5.2. Emily Sue
5.3. Long time friend of Homer's-encourages Sonny-discourages Sonny from Dorothy
5.4. Valentine
5.4.1. she finished school
5.4.2. she married Buck
5.5. Melba June
5.5.1. she went to two dances with Sonny
5.5.2. she was a junior in Sonny's school
6. machinists
6.1. Mr Bykovski
6.1.1. He works in company machine shop
6.1.2. is Jewish
6.1.3. moved to loading coal after helping Sonny with his rockets
6.1.4. ornamentador
6.2. Mr Caton
6.2.1. welder
6.2.2. helped Sonny build his rockets
6.2.3. gave design ideas for their rockets
6.2.4. he worked secretly even though there was a strike and didn't expect to get paid
6.3. Mr.Ferro
7. Mr. Fuller
7.1. became the superintendent
7.2. sold the houses
7.3. tried to destroy Cape Coalwood
7.3.1. he didn't support the rocket boys
7.4. eventually fired from the company
7.5. a true businessman
8. Jim
8.1. calls Sony a sissy/sister
8.2. Athlete
8.3. popular with women
8.4. left for college to play football
8.5. left Dorothy and found another girl
9. Reverend Lanier
9.1. The pastor of coalwood's local church-changes Sonny's father's mind.
10. supports the Rocket Boys
11. Buck
11.1. is always picking fights with Homer
12. Jake Mosby
12.1. engineer
12.2. his father owns 20% of the mine
12.3. fighter pilot in Korea
12.4. shows Sherman and Sonny his telescope
12.5. left Coalwood, but he left his telescope on the roof
13. Sonny's parents
13.1. Mom
13.1.1. likes to garden
13.2. Dad
13.2.1. workaholic
13.2.2. the mine superintendent
13.2.3. contribution scarp wood/ lumber, scrap metal
13.2.4. show homer a place where they can launch their rocket (Snakeroot) off of company property
14. School leaders
14.1. Miss Riley
14.1.1. Senior in college, Student teacher, Next years she may be their chemistry teacher.
14.1.2. Favorite Sonny's teacher,supported him. She gave the idea of rapid oxidation fuel.
14.1.3. said to sonny she will look if there is any book which gives idea about how to build the rocket.
14.1.4. has cancer, lymphoma
14.1.5. went out with Jake
14.2. Mr Turner
14.2.1. The principle of big creek high school
14.2.2. became proud of the rocket boys even though he disapproved of them in the beginning