
Path to the Stars
My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist
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Narrated by:
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Almarie Guerra
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By:
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Sylvia Acevedo
The inspiring memoir for young listeners 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 degree in engineering from Stanford University, and going on to become a rocket scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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inspiring
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Go girls!
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Fabulous book
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Note that the book covers instances of domestic abuse, which may be difficult for young readers. While I think this is a great story for young readers, parents should be prepared for questions.
Inspirational Story
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But this book, from its title and description, makes it seem like it's a guide for overcoming the hardships of life to reach for your dreams no matter the odds.
Sylvia's path was really good unless she suffered from a terrible illness like her sister Laura did or she just gave up and didn't try.
* Her father graduated from college, and was a chemist who worked at a University and later on at a laboratory that paid pretty well. Just having college-educated parents pretty much help set your path the moment you're born.
* Her house had air conditioner and was in a middle-class neighborhood with a good school. Her feelings were a bit hurt because her teachers thought she was behind in her education given she came from a poorer neighborhood. But if this is the difficulty that she had to suffer through in life, then it's not too bad.
* Her mother was a stay-at-home mom who cared a lot about the kids and their education. Sylvia learned to read and write English before she ever went to kindergarten.
* She had caring teachers who helped her succeed.
This story is not something that I would ever see made into an inspirational movie or Sylvia becoming a champion for reaching for your dreams. Sure, she can be a role model. But she has to recognize that she pretty much had a great path towards the stars, and she just had to work hard to reach it, like anybody else who wants to succeed.
The path was not too difficult
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