A breathtaking, heart-wrenching journey across wartime Europe! A story of a brilliant, disabled young woman who must find her own strength when World War II tears her away from her traveling circus family.
Set in the early 1960s, Bonnie Garmus’s smash-hit Lessons in Chemistry follows brilliant chemist Elizabeth Zott as she combats pervasive workplace sexism, eventually subverting expectations as a sharp-witted television cooking show host. Despite a heavy, emotionally difficult start highlighting the historic marginalization of women in STEM, this empowering novel delivers an inspiring message of resilience. A superb addition for high school collections exploring gender equality and historical fiction.
Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. When NASA opens its doors to women scientists, she sees her chance to reach for the impossible. But among the stars, she finds something even greater—love, courage, and the realization that some risks are worth everything.