Pub Date: September 4, 2018
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2018014386
Lexile Code: 1070
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to UP
Physical Info: 1.30" H x 8.30" L x 5.80" W ( 1.05 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Cultural and Regional | Women | Family | Parents
Description: In this adaptation of her bestselling adult memoir "My Beloved World, " Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, reveals that when she was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. Includes an 8-page photo insert.
Review Quotes: "A lively autobiography of the third woman and the first Latina on the U.S. Supreme Court." --Booklist, starred review
"The account of this exceptional trajectory, told with a storyteller's talent, is filled with a candor and honesty that make her story eminently accessible to young readers. " --Kirkus Review, starred review "Adapted from Sotomayor's memoir, My Beloved World. Her reflections on her childhood are perceptive and poignant. She writes about her life in an immigrant family . . . and as a Puerto Rican American straddling two cultures. . . . a work infused with warmth and encouragement." --School Library Journal International Latino Book Award for Best Youth Chapter Nonfiction Book