Sally Ride: life on a mission (First Aladdin hardcover edition.)

Sally Ride was more than the first woman in spaceshe was a real-life explorer and adventurer whose life story is a true inspiration for all those who dream big.Most people know Sally Ride as the first American female astronaut to travel in space.

But in her lifetime she was also a nationally ranked tennis player, a physicist who enjoyed reading Shakespeare, a university professor, and the founder of a company that helped inspire girls and young women to pursue careers in science and math.

Posthumously, she was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

From Sally Rides youth to her many groundbreaking achievements in space and beyond, Sue Macys riveting biography tells the story of not only a pioneering astronaut, but a leader and explorer whose life, as President Barack Obama said, demonstrates that the sky is no limit for those who dream of reaching for the stars.