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Contributor(s): Acevedo, Sylvia (Author)

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ISBN: 0358206936     ISBN-13: 9780358206934
Publisher: Harper Collins
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic | Latino
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018005790
Age Level: 10-12
Grade Level: 5-7
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.6 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Topical - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Chronological Period - 21st Century
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
Features: Ikids
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 196957
Reading Level: 6.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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


Contributor Bio(s): Acevedo, Sylvia: - Sylvia Acevedo is a rocket scientist and award-winning entrepreneur who served on the White House Commission for Educational Excellence for Hispanics and is currently the CEO of the Girl Scouts of the US. Visit her online at sylviaacevedo.org and on Twitter @SylviaAcevedo.
 
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