Some kids' heads are in the clouds. Harriet Little's head is in outer space.In 1950s America, everyone is expected to come out of a cookie-cutter mold. But Harriet prefers the people who don't, like her communist-sympathizer father and her best friend Jackie, a tomboy who bucks the school dress code of skirts and blouses in favor of T-shirts and blue jeans. Harriet realizes she's also different when she starts to swoon over Rosemary Clooney instead of Rock Hudson--and finds Sputnik and sci-fi more fascinating than sock hops.Before long, Harriet is secretly dating the most popular girl in the school. But she soon learns that real love needs a stronger foundation than frilly dresses and feminine wiles.
Some kids' heads are in the clouds. Harriet Little's head is in outer space.In 1950s America, everyone is expected to come out of a cookie-cutter mold. But Harriet prefers the people who don't, like her communist-sympathizer father and her best friend Jackie, a tomboy who bucks the school dress code of skirts and blouses in favor of T-shirts and blue jeans. Harriet realizes she's also different when she starts to swoon over Rosemary Clooney instead of Rock Hudson--and finds Sputnik and sci-fi more fascinating than sock hops.Before long, Harriet is secretly dating the most popular girl in the school. But she soon learns that real love needs a stronger foundation than frilly dresses and feminine wiles.
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