Baby Rocket by Stephanie Smith

Baby Rocket by Stephanie Smith

Reviewed by A.C. Haury

5/5 stars

Purchase Link: http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Rocket-Stephanie-Smith-ebook/dp/B00B0STN5O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397326769&sr=8-2&keywords=baby+rocket

Pages: 232 pages

Synopsis: 

In 1966, a child is found abandoned in a rocket ride on Cape Canaveral. Traumatized, she could not speak when the police found her, only a few yards from her dead mother. So first responders called her “Baby Rocket.” As an adult, this child (Clementine “Lem” Dance) has no memory of this event. She only discovers her past when her adoptive father, James Walter Dance, Jr. has a fatal heart attack. Lem, a women’s historian who is writing a book about the Mercury 9, finds files while cleaning out her father’s apartment that he had been collecting in order to tell her the truth. Without him, she must piece together her story—why was she abandoned? What happened to her parents? How did her mother die? Who is her biological father? Doing so will take her from California back to the Tri-State area, where she now lives; to Florida, where she will find her mother's roots and her mother's life-story; and, finally, to Martha's Vineyard, where she will come to terms with what she can recall and what she has uncovered about the wrenching facts of her early years.

Review: 

This was a quick and enjoyable read for me. I read Baby Rocket in one sitting. Absolutely adore this book! Clementine steals the spotlight. She is such a sweet and endearing character. I love how Marilyn Monroe was so integral to this story. The storyline is something that I think we can all relate to. A traumatic childhood that we have no memory of, loved ones meeting tragic ends and having to find your way through life with many of the puzzle pieces missing. If you want something different, give Baby Rocket a go! You won't be disappointed.