Title: Taking off
Description: In 1985 in Clear Lake, Texas, home of the Johnson Space Center, high school senior Annie Porter struggles with her desire to become a poet, but her resolve to pursue her dream is strengthened  when she meets Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to go into space.
Subjects: Accidents, Poetry, Fiction, Self-realization, Interpersonal relations, High schools, Schools, Challenger (Spacecraft), History
Places: Texas
People: Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)
Time periods: 1951-