The inspiring memoir foryoung readersabout a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scoutsand who currently servesas CEO ofthe 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 worldand 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 masters in engineering from Stanford University and going on to becomea rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Simultaneouslyavailable in Spanish!
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978-1-328-52690-8 (9781328526908)
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CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Sylvia Acevedo has been an engineer, rocket scientist, award-winning entrepreneur, businesswoman, and commissioner on the White House Initiative for Education Excellence for Hispanics. Raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico, she divides her time between New York City and California. sylviaacevedo.org
