# Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson - Hardcover

by **Katherine Johnson** (Author)

**A _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Middle Grade Book of 2019**

**"This rich volume is a national treasure." --_Kirkus Reviews_ (starred review)**  
**"Captivating, informative, and inspiring...Easy 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 grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father's words in mind: "You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you."

In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASA's biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon.

Katherine Johnson's story was made famous in the bestselling book and Oscar-nominated film _Hidden Figures_. Now in _Reaching for the Moon_ she tells her own story for the first time, in a lively autobiography that will inspire young readers everywhere.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 02, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 7.1

**Point Value:** 8

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