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What Stars Are Made Of

Sarah Allen

Twelve-year-old Libby Monroe has Turner syndrome, which causes health problems and makes nonverbal learning difficult. She has trouble making friends but relies on supportive parents and her older sister Nonny. When Nonny is expecting a baby, Libby worries the baby might also have Turner syndrome. At school, a research assignment and Smithsonian competition lead Libby to study astronomer Cecilia Payne and campaign for her inclusion in a textbook.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

Book details

Themes
Disability · Family · School · Science · Space And Astronomy
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published
March 31, 2020
Pages
288
ISBN-13
9780374313197
Language
English