Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson posters wrestles with a global financial

wrestles with a global financial crisis

its addiction to consumerism

" —Nell Irvin Painter

She shares with them delicious pedas and jalebis

A New York Times bestseller

Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson posters wrestles with a global financialA Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019This rich volume is a national treasure. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Captivating, informative, and inspiringEasy to follow and hard to put down. School Library Journal (starred review)The inspiring autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11. As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several