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Reaching for the Stars

Name: Reaching for the Stars
ISBN: 9781455522804

The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut

José M. Hernández, Monica Rojas Rubin, José Moreno Hernández

Hachette Nashville · Print & ebook · September 4, 2012

Reading lane: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Hispanic & Latino

The book the new film A Million Miles Away is based on .

Young Adult Nonfiction Juvenile Nonfiction BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY book club

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Good for readers interested in book clubGood for readers who enjoy BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Hispanic & Latino and Caribbean & Latin America (YA).Strong fit for readers who prefer grounded, real-world context.

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Authors: José M. Hernández, Monica Rojas Rubin, José Moreno Hernández
Publisher: Hachette Nashville
Published: September 4, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Hispanic & Latino · Caribbean & Latin America (YA)
Reading lane: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Hispanic & Latino

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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Hispanic & Latino
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The book the new film A Million Miles Away is based on . Born into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernàndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. Reaching for the Stars is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut. Hernàndez didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit. Hernàndez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of "reaching for the stars," makes this a classic American autobiography.