It’s Like We Touched the Moon

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Author: Beth Hollar Gier

Specs: 5 1/4" x 7 1/8" • 160 pp. • Excerpts from other Books within this Series, Written in Verse, About the Author Section, Hi-Lo Content

HC ed.: 9781978597921 • $25.80 | $19.40

eBook: 9781978597945 • $25.80 | $19.40

Pbk. ed.: 9781978597938 • $16.35 | $14.20

It's 1969, school's out, and 13-year-old, NASA-obsessed Grace Kelly Donovan is already uneasy about the long summer ahead. Her dad is in Vietnam, her mom is distracted by the news, and all her long-time best friend wants to do is hang out at Lake Michigan with the popular kids. When Grace finds out that the local space camp has been designated "boys only," she is devastated. The one thing she thought might save her summer in the end—meeting an actual NASA scientist and hearing him speak—now seems out of reach. But Grace gets to work, engineering a plan that may bring her closer to her dreams—and show everyone that girls can break barriers.

Featured on the CBC’s August Hot Off the Press list!

“Hand this debut to STEM enthusiasts, budding feminists, and readers of space-themed stories...” —Booklist

“A wonder-filled verse debut for anyone who has had door after door closed to them, only to realize they could build and open their own.” —Nicole Valentine, author of A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

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About the Author:
Beth Hollar Gier grew up along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. She studied music at the University of Michigan and worked with middle school and high school students for many years. Beth then earned her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University. These days, she lives and writes in Michigan, serves as a mentor for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, and cherishes time with her family. It’s Like We Touched the Moon is her debut novel. To find out more, visit www.bethgier.com.