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Twelve-year-old, Jessica Louise Chrisman dreams of taking part in the brand-new space program President Kennedy has authored. Jessie longs to fly to the stars and circle the earth just as John Glenn and Valentina Tereshkova have done. But there are stumbling blocks for American women. President Kennedy isn't ready for females in the program. Add to that a bum right leg, and things are not looking bright. But Jessie will not give up. After all, once an astronaut reaches the stars, everything floats. What an adventure it must be!

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Twelve-year-old, Jessica Louise Chrisman dreams of taking part in the brand-new space program President Kennedy has authored. Jessie longs to fly to the stars and circle the earth just as John Glenn and Valentina Tereshkova have done. But there are stumbling blocks for American women. President Kennedy isn't ready for females in the program. Add to that a bum right leg, and things are not looking bright. But Jessie will not give up. After all, once an astronaut reaches the stars, everything floats. What an adventure it must be!
Autorenporträt
Ruth Siburt is a decades-long writer of children's books. In the education field: McGraw Hill, Trillium Publishing, Zaner-Bloser, and Reading A-Z have all acquired her work. She continues to contribute articles for her hometown magazine. Siburt is a PAL (published and listed) member of the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators. You can find her books online: Dragon Charmer (middle-grade fantasy) Spoon Song (Rhyming Picture Book) and Spit (Historical Middle Grade/YA)