(2) 4-6 Acevedo defied expectations growing up in a working-class Mexican American family in 1960s and 1970s Las Cruces, New Mexico. Thanks, in part, to childhood experiences in the Girl Scouts, she became a rocket scientist and is now CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Acevedo doesn't shy away from matter-of-factly discussing difficult parts of her youth. Occasional black-and-white photographs between chapters add intimacy to her moving autobiographical account. Also available in Spanish.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Hadley Hooper. Corey highlights how Juliette Gordon Low’s go-getter attitude led to her founding of the Girl Scouts one hundred years ago. Appropriately retro illustrations, saturated with the greens and blues of the outdoors, help establish time and place. This picture book biography crams a lot of information into its forty pages and succeeds in presenting "Daisy" as an unusually spunky and special woman.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

(2) 4-6 In 1912, Low founded the Girl Scouts--a pioneering organization designed to help empower girls of all races and ethnicities. Information is provided about the organization (e.g., origins of cookie-selling) and its continued success after Low's death in 1927. Wadsworth captures Low's stubborn but charismatic spirit by blending facts and humorous sketches in this winning biography. Numerous archival photos supplement the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011

(4) 1-3 Willie discovers two neighbors are going hungry, so she uses the money she collected selling Girl Scout cookies to feed them. But now she's got to find a way to earn back the money she owes--and fast. Too much tangential exposition slackens the narrative tension in this already slight tale; nevertheless, Wesley's assembled an appealing cast of characters who react in authentically childlike ways.

Reviewer: Erica L. Stahler