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Beyond the Mapped Stars

Rosalyn Eves

In the western United States during the 1870s, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth is expected to place her Mormon faith and family duties before her own ambitions. After finding herself in Colorado, she is drawn to an approaching total solar eclipse and hopes to meet women scientists she admires. Elizabeth dreams of becoming an astronomer, while a possible romance and expectations about marriage complicate her choices about faith, family, and the night sky.

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Themes
Family · Love · Religion And Spirituality · Science · Space And Astronomy
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
August 24, 2021
Pages
368
ISBN-13
9781984849557
Language
English
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