Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo
Published by Clarion Books on September 4th 2018
ISBN: 1328809560
Pages: 320
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Path to the Skies:  My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

 

Sylvia Acevedo has written her autobiography with an emphasis on her involvement with the Girl Scouts from a young age.  She credits scouting, libraries and librarians, and some of her teachers with letting her excel and allowing a Latina girl to pursue a dream that, even now, is not common:  being a rocket scientist.

In selling Girl Scout cookies her leader said not to accept “No” from a customer until they had said “No” three times.  Playing basketball was a goal during Sylvia’s middle school days, but she wasn’t given a basketball, net, and backboard right away.  She learned persistence, resilience, and the importance of planning ahead.  Her relationship with her father wasn’t always easy.  At one time he hit her with his belt buckle, but she always showed strong family loyalty, while still seeing them honestly.

This book was written to inspire middle school aged girls to pursue what they love, to work hard to get things done, and to show that a Latina girl with big dreams can succeed.

 

Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland