"Full Cicada Moon" by Marilyn Hilton is a novel-in-verse about Mimi, a half-black, half-Japanese girl who struggles to fit in when her family moves to a predominantly white town in Vermont in 1969. Mimi's unique background and her interest in science and space are met with prejudice and misunderstanding. She perseveres, forging friendships and standing up for herself, while never losing sight of her dream of becoming an astronaut.