Sonia Sotomayor
Author
Pub. Date
2013
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Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she has a good answer to Mami’s question. In a story inspired by her own family’s desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 15
Description
"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...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Description
La primera latina y tan sólo la tercera mujer designada a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor se ha convertido en un icono americano contemporáneo. Ahora, con un candor e intimidad nunca antes asumidos por un juez en activo, Sonia nos narra el viaje de su vida -desde los proyectos del Bronx hasta la corte federal- en una inspiradora celebración de su extraordinaria determinación y del poder de creer en uno mismo. Esta es la...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Todas las noches, cuando Sonia se va a dormir, Mami le hace la misma pregunta: ¿Qǔ hiciste para ayudar hoy? Y como al igual que su mami, Sonia quiere ayudar a su comunidad, siempre se asegura de tener una buena respuesta a la pregunta de Mami." --Amazon.com
"Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each contributes in their own way. Rafael has asthma and sometimes has to stay calm in order to breathe easier, allowing him to paint beautiful rocks for the garden. Anthony uses a wheelchair to move quickly and lead the group. Anh stutters when speaking and prefers to listen. That is why he knows how to sow each flower. All friends are different, but they all have one thing in common: they like to ask questions...