I am a fan of the American Girl Historical Series, so when I learned they were coming out with a new series about a girl from the mid-1980s, I was thrilled.
This story is about Courtney, a gamer girl growing up in 1986 California with her mayor-running Mom, stepdad, toddler half-brother, and older teen stepsister, Tina. For a school project, she decides to create a space-themed video game with a girl, Crystal Starshooter, as the main character, influenced by the upcoming Challenger launch where a teacher will go into space. But she has some struggles, not just trying to get used to now staying with her mom on weekends instead of visiting her dad (who has to move for work), but also having her guinea pig pet in her shared bedroom with moody Tina. Courtney is also deeply impacted when a disaster occurs during the live viewing of the shuttle launch.
I was a toddler myself around the time that this story takes place, so I was really interested to learn what was happening back then from a child's perspective. And even though the story is fictional, the launch disaster happened in real life, and the book didn't disappoint. I can't wait for it's sequel due out in February 2021.
If you are a fan of the 80s, historical fiction, or even of video games, you should get and open up this book.
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