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mssweenlsn's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.75
mdevlin923's review
1.0
The history of women's fight to be able to explore space.
Way too overwhelming: so much information jammed into a relatively short book; the women spotlighted in the book were hastily introduced and not fleshed out that well (excepting the two main astronauts); the story switched between different countries and different people rapidly and without much notice which made it feel disjointed; and I don't feel like the actually introduced the narrator/subject of the story, Mary Cleave.
Way too overwhelming: so much information jammed into a relatively short book; the women spotlighted in the book were hastily introduced and not fleshed out that well (excepting the two main astronauts); the story switched between different countries and different people rapidly and without much notice which made it feel disjointed; and I don't feel like the actually introduced the narrator/subject of the story, Mary Cleave.
_reading_with_kate_'s review
I have felt motion sick while reading in a car or on a train, but I have never experienced the subject of a book making me motion sick while sitting on the couch before today.
jess_mango's review
4.0
Non-fiction graphic novel about the first women in space. I read about some of the women featured in this years ago for a book club pick: [b:The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight|444483|The Mercury 13 The True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight|Martha Ackmann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1320502315l/444483._SY75_.jpg|433215].
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More thoughts later.
bookishly_laura9813's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
jwinchell's review
5.0
It’s awesome to learn about space and it’s awesome to learn about women in space, so this book was a totally awesome experience. I love everything Ottaviani and Wicks have done and this was a masterful look at the first women in space. I liked learning about Russian Valentina Tereshkova and American Mary Cleave. Highly recommended to those who like to learn things from their graphic literature.
hywar's review
3.0
This was interesting look at the battle women had to become astronauts, but I thought it was a little too technical for most of my students. The Cyrillic font used for the Russian dialogue was also really hard to read - I showed it to some of my students to get their input on it and they found it distracting and didn't like it at all.
kylauren1723's review
4.0
A great intro to the women of NASA! Highly recommend for middle school students