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Published
2020
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Nonfiction
ISBN
9781534460706
Section
Middle Grade

Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math

Jeannine Atkins

Seven women who changed math and science, from Caroline Herschel to Katherine Johnson, are portrayed in poems about the obstacles they faced and the discoveries they made.

  • NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2021
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Themes

Real lives & historyScience & techActivism & justice

Mood

Feels inspiring, informative.

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