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Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11"--
"As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she...