As the Apollo 11 mission goes to the Moon, Mimi Yoshiko Oliver moves to Vermont, a mostly Caucasian state, a place to feel out of place for a half-black, half-Asian girl like her. Mimi does her best to follow her dreams, taking shop class instead of home ec in school, entering science competitions, and ultimately becoming an astronaut. http://www.mackinvia.com/4069231 .

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