Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling
About Book Title: Hidden Figures Author: Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling Illustrator: Laura Freeman Genre: Nonfiction [Biography] Major Book Awards: 2019 Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrator Recommended Age Range: 8 to 12 Appropriate Grade Levels: 3rd to 7th Grade Summary This book written by Margot Lee Shetterly is based on a true story of 4 African-American women that goes by the name of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Christine Darden, who've contributed immensely in the Space Race. It took place during WW2, in Virginia, where there are still laws for segregation, so being an African-American woman at the time was tough. All of the 4 were really good at math and they wanted to help America win the race, so each applied to be a "computer" at NASA and landed the jobs. They all had to go through racial and gender discrimination during their times working there, but nothing was unachievable for them. Being told many things were impo...