Almost Astronauts When NASA was launched in 1958, 13 women proved they had as much of the right stuff as men to be astronauts, but their way to space was blocked by prejudice, insecurity, and a scrawled note written by one of Washington's most powerful men. This is the true story of the Mercury 13 women.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Children's Book Committee Award. It was recognised by the Robert F Sibert Informational Book Award. It also was recognised in the YA category by the Land of Enchantment Book Award. It was recognised in the Information Book category by the Beehive Award. Also it was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - Tween category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised in the Older Children category by the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Orbis Pictus Award.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Candlewick Press, U. S. .

Tanya Lee Stone has written many biographies for young readers. She lives in Burlington, Vermont.