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Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson posters A Bank Street Best BookA 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