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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This volume features Sonia Sotomayor, the first...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
An introduction to the second female Supreme Court justice describes how she faced discrimination because of her gender throughout her education and working life, and how her fight for equality changed the way the law dealt with women's rights.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor-once just a girl growing up in the Bronx, New York, with her brother and Puerto Rican-born parents. When Sonia was young, her mother emphasized the value of education, and Sonia would eventually graduate summa cum laude from Princeton University, receive a juris doctor from Yale Law School, and later serve as an assistant district attorney for New York County. Throughout her decades-long career, Sonia's...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Description
"An adaptation for middle graders based on the bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, in which the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's details her achievements, which serve as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert"--
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and sawinequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"All rise for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson knew from the very beginning that "You can do anything. You can be anything." Driven by those powerful words and her parents' love, Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top. Her perseverance and her wits led her to become the first Black woman to become a US district judge and eventually the first Black female...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Description
"Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the very first time! As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? For young Sonia, the answer was books! They were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers. They helped her to connect with her family in New York and in Puerto Rico, to deal with her diabetes...
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