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Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

This inspiring memoir for young readers tells the story of 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. It's a celebration of determination, resilience, and the lasting benefits of scouting.

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"While the cultural expectation for young women, especially Mexican-American women, was to marry and stay home to raise a family, Sylvia longed for adventures. She found a community and home away from home with the like-minded girls within her Girl Scout troop. The skills she acquired selling cookies and earning badges gave her confidence and self-efficacy as she moved through school taking honors courses, refusing home ec, playing drums in the band, and ultimately pursuing higher education in engineering.... those seeking stories of female STEM trailblazers will find much to love here." — Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

Recommended Age 9 - 12
Author Sylvia Acevedo
ISBN 1328809560
Publication Date Sep 4, 2018
Publisher Clarion Books
Language English