Path to the stars

This inspiring memoir tells the story of Sylvia Acevedo, a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts.

After facing challenges in her underprivileged neighborhood, Acevedo found confidence and a love for science through the Girl Scouts, leading her to become one of the first Latinx to graduate with a master's in engineering from Stanford University and work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.