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"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she...
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Bloomsbury
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2015.
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"Sonia Sotomayor's path, from growing up in the projects to success in Ivy League universities to her rise in the legal profession is a true testament to the American dream. She broke the rules women were supposed to follow in her life and career, ultimately becoming the first Latino justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the third woman to serve the Court"--
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"In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she...
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Roaring Brook Press
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[2023]
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English
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"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...
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Before she goes to bed each night, Mami asks young Sonia how she helped today which inspires Sonia to assemble care packages with her classmates, which generates more ideas to help and causes a domino effect of good deeds within their community.
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Philomel Books
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[2018]
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English
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"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 diagnosis, to cope with her father's death, to uncover the secrets of the world, and to dream...
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"Sonia Sotomayor has been a trailblazer all her life. She's the Supreme Court's first Latina justice, and its third-ever woman! This low-level book explores Sonia's childhood in the Bronx, her career as a tough-but-fair prosecutor, and her journey to the highest court in the U.S. Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life shows young readers that anything is possible!"--Provided by the publisher.
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Meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. From the TV show that inspired her career to today's Supreme Court rulings and everything in between, Sonia Sotomayor has always been determined to do what is right and fair for all. Be prepared to be inspired! Beginning readers will learn all about the lives and accomplishments of incredible people who are trying to make the world a better place for everyone. Readers will explore who and what inspired these...
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Sonia Sotomayor es la primera mujer de origen hispano que se convierte en la III juez de la Corte Suprema. Su origen Puertorriqueno y su gran capacidad para los estudios, en universidades como Yale, la catapultaron a tan importante puesto. En este libero, los editores de El diario la prensa y La opinion ofrecen una de las mas importantes coberturas de este acontecimiento historico. La llegada de una latina a la Corte Suprema nos muestra que el sueno...
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The first Latina to serve in the United States Supreme Court, Sonia came from humble beginnings in the Bronx in New York City. Overcoming health and financial problems, she earned a high-level college degree, became a lawyer, and eventually became a judge. Learn about Sonia's inspiring life, her refusal to back down, and her insistence on fighting for the American Dream.
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Sonia Sotomayor came from a working class Puerto Rican family in the Bronx. She fought to overcome health issues and financial problems, received a Yale law education, and eventually became a judge. After more than a decade on the United States Court of Appeals, she assumed office as a Supreme Court Justice in 2009, becoming the first Latina in the Supreme Court of the United States. Read about her rise to the highest court in the land and her fight...
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