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Volar libre es la historia de cómo Cecilia Aragon se liberó de las expectativas y superó sus propios límites al combinar su pasión por volar con las matemáticas y la lógica de maneras inesperadas. No tienes que ser un genio de las matemáticas ni un fanático de la ciencia para aprender de su historia. Solo necesitas querer elevarte.

The daughter of a Chilean father and a Filipina mother, Cecilia Rodriguez Aragon grew up as a shy, timid child in a small Midwestern town. Targeted by school bullies and dismissed by many of her teachers, she worried that people would find out the truth: that she was INTF. Incompetent. Nerd. Terrified. Failure. Yet in the span of just six years, Cecilia became the first Latina pilot to secure a place on the United States Unlimited Aerobatic Team and earn the right to represent her country at the Olympics of aviation, the World Aerobatic Championships. How did she do it?

Catalina’s father works at the Cerro Tololo Observatory. She hopes to become an astronomer one day but all the scientists doubt her. After an accident with one of the telescopes, will Catalina be able to prove she has what it takes?