Clarion Books Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist [Sylvia Acevedo]
Clarion Books Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist [Sylvia Acevedo]

Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist [Sylvia Acevedo]

By Sylvia Acevedo

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Publication Date: March 31, 2020

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Ages 10 to 12, Grades 5 to 7

The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo’s family forever altered. As she struggled in the aftermath of loss, young Sylvia’s life transformed when she joined the Brownies. The Girl Scouts taught her how to take control of her world and nourished her love of numbers and science.

With new confidence, Sylvia navigated shifting cultural expectations at school and at home, forging her own trail to become one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master’s in engineering from Stanford University and going on to become a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Simultaneously available in Spanish!

Format: Trade Paperback

Length: 320 pages

Publisher: Clarion Books

Publication Date: March 31, 2020

ISBN: 9780358206934

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