When stargazer Maryellen learns that a rocket scientist will visit her classroom and be introduced by the student who writes the best essay on *The Wonder of Space,* she can*t wait to enter the contest--even after a clas**ate*s disparaging remark that girls and outer space don*t mix. To really make a splash, Maryellen forgoes the essay and draws a ic book about a fearless a*enturer,*Astro Girl.* But will her daring ic earn her a place in the stars?