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Hidden Figures

by Margot Lee Shetterly

Look elsewhere for a good read — unless you're desperate.

I like it because it tells the true story of three black women at NASA who helped to get John Glenn into outer space and it presents their courage and hard work.

Andrew H. 15
06/27/2017

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