Frank Carlson Library

"An adaptation for middle graders based on the bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, in which the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's details her achievements, which serve as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert"--

Based on a tip from CIA agent Bradley Upton, the Shadow Squadron rushes to Yemen in an attempt to apprehend an elusive Iraqi explosives expert, but when the mission goes wrong Ryan Cross finds himself alone, face to face with the Iraqi--and confronting the truth about the CIA agent.

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as "Human Computers," calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these "colored computers," as they were known, used slide rules, adding machines, and pencil and paper to support America's...

Profiles the career of a special agent for the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Service while highlighting the excitement and danger involved in the work.

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as "Human Computers," calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these "colored computers," as they were known, used slide rules, adding machines, and pencil and paper to support America's...

"La historia de Sylvia Acevedo es un recordatorio deslumbrante de la necesidad de soąr a lo grande, uno que inspirar ̀a lectores de todas las deades. Su trayecto de Girl Scouts y Hed Start a trabajar en el Laboratoro̕ de Propulsin̤ a Chorro de la NASA y ms̀ ayudar ̀a forjar un camino para los jv̤enes que se sienten atrad̕os a sueǫs aparentemente imposibles."--Back cover. "The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist...