{"product_id":"reaching-for-the-stars-jos-m-hern-ndez-9781455522804","title":"Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe book that inspired the new film \u003ci\u003eA Million Miles Away.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBorn into a family of migrant workers, toiling in the fields by the age of six, Jose M. Hernàndez dreamed of traveling through the night skies on a rocket ship. \u003ci\u003eReaching for the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is the inspiring story of how he realized that dream, becoming the first Mexican-American astronaut.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hernàndez didn't speak English till he was 12, and his peers often joined gangs, or skipped school. And yet, by his twenties he was part of an elite team helping develop technology for the early detection of breast cancer. He was turned down by NASA eleven times on his long journey to donning that famous orange space suit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hernàndez message of hard work, education, perseverance, of \"reaching for the stars,\" makes this a classic American autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e José M. Hernández\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1455522805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455522804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Center Street\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"José M. Hernández","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995700068607,"sku":"9781455522804","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8f67c7c-217e-4ecb-b1b7-6918c7f3d947.jpg?v=1683337325","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reaching-for-the-stars-jos-m-hern-ndez-9781455522804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}