A thorough history of the Challenger for kids. The layers of storytelling - from the science behind space travel to the history of it to the importance of that particular mission - really create a complete picture. Each part builds upon each other to lead up to launch day and beyond. The book falls flat with the Challenger Day storyline with the students set in the future. It didn't feel particularly necessary and the glossing over of years of civil rights and social justice activism really fell flat for me. A more modern setting would've been just as, if not more, successful in stressing the importance of the mission within American history. Still, I enjoyed it and learned a lot. It will serve as a nice next step for kids interested in space and NASA who have grown beyond the more introductory history and facts.

History Comics: The Challenger Disaster is a graphic novel telling the events that led up to the explosion of the Challenger Shuttle as well as the investigation afterward. It did a good job of telling all the facts and added a personal touch with “interviews” of the members of the crew. I appreciated that the book handled the actual disaster with respect but didn’t sugar-coat anything, I also appreciated that the book was honest about the investigation into the disaster and the issues within the NASA organization. I didn’t really care for the futuristic school setting or the way the students were portrayed. It just felt a little staged. Overall, I think this is a good book for students interested in space history,

This book is told on the 400th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. A group of 5th graders living in Mars' orbit on a space station is doing a presentation for "Challenger Day". It is a bit information-heavy at the beginning, but gets better as it goes. I did actually learn a lot about the Challenger, its crew, the explosion, and the investigation. Good art. Good story.

Another wonderful addition to a series. Making these historical events accessible in a fun format is genius for this age level.

An interesting portrayal of the Challenger Disaster as described by children living in space 400 years after the disaster. 2 stars because it is unacceptable to say racism ended in the 1960s with the Civil Rights Movement.

This was a very informative book showing what happened before, during and after the Challenger disaster. The part that made this a bit weighed down was the fact that the information was presented by a group of kids living in the future. So, the story becomes muddled with the idea of these kids in the future with their own advances.