Description: "Readers seeking information about Elena Kagan--from her early life and her ascent to the Supreme Court to how she approaches questions of fairness, justice, equality, and civil rights--will find this biography engaging and invaluable"--Provided by publisher.
Brief description:
Meg Greene is a historian and author of numerous Greenwood biographies of significant individuals such as Sonia Sotomayor and Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Review Quotes:
"[T]he bibliography, table of contents, timeline, and index do make it useful for a student or teacher." --Association of Jewish Libraries
"The thorough coverage begins with a look at each individual's formative years--such as Elena Kagan's Jewish immigrant family--and shows how these events shaped personal and career paths. . . . The book also devotes considerable attention to Kagan's legal arguments and even explains how she did not always agree with her esteemed boss. Black-and-white photos, time lines, and extensive bibliographies round out [this] solid bio." --Booklist "A concise, fairly thorough, and well-written biography." --ARBA "This biography is a well-written, heavily researched look into the path that Elena Kagan took throughout her life to get to the position of Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. . . . This creates a full, rich context for young readers. . . . Recommended." --Jewish Book Council