This biography is a detailed look at the life of Bondar, the female astronaut who spent eight days in space on the 1992 Discovery shuttle mission. First chosen in 1983 as one of six Canadian astronauts, she waited patiently for nearly a decade after the U.S. space program shut down following the Challenger disaster. A neurologist by trade, Bondar was training to work with astronauts to determine the influence of gravity on the human body. Hoping to learn something that would help doctors on Earth better understand strokes, she was finally able to conduct her experiments in space. Informed in 1990 that she would be part of the Discovery mission, she worked with scientists from around the world to prepare two hundred experiments. Since that mission she has become an accomplished photographer, documenting all forty-one of Canada’s national parks. Wearing’s book is a meticulous account of Bondar’s training and her experience of studying and living in space. There are side bars with additional informational and pictures of Bondar and the crew. Unfortunately, the photos are black and white, but otherwise this is a well researched biography of a woman worthy of the series title: “Groundbreaker.” It belongs in middle and high school libraries. Reviewer: Janis Flint-Ferguson