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Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
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
Series
Publisher
ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"This book immerses readers in the public and private life of groundbreaking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, detailing the historical events surrounding her rise to a coveted position on the nation's highest court"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, Sonia Sotomayor won scholarships to Princeton and Yale before launching her impressive legal career. Follow Sotomayor's journey from the Bronx to the Supreme Court"--
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
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
An instant American icon, the third woman, and the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court, the author tells the story of her life before becoming a judge, in this personal memoir. Here the author 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, with an alcoholic father (who would die when...
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"As a young person, little Ruth recognized injustice in the world. She decided to work to make her country a fairer place--for everyone. From her career as a lawyer making the case for equality, right through to sitting as a judge on the Supreme Court, the highest in the land, Ruth spent her whole life fighting for what's right, and encouraging others to do the same."--Back cover
Presents an illustrated look at the life and career of United States...
11) Marshall
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Learn all about the first Black woman Supreme Court Justice, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Explore her path to the highest court in the land. Why are her nomination and confirmation such a historic event? What does it mean to the Black community? What does it mean for our country and the Supreme Court itself? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in-depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and exciting videos that reinforce important...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"From New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly, a deeper look at the formative years of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his confirmation"--
In September 2018, the F.B.I. was given only a week to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Many questions remained unanswered, leaving millions of Americans unsettled. Pogrebin and Kelly were inundated with tips...
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Formats
Description
"Based on exclusive interviews and access to the Supreme Court archives, this is the intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of America's first female Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor--by New York Times bestselling author Evan Thomas. She was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of her class...
15) RBG
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
At the age of 85, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a lengthy legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But the unique personal journey of her rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans - until now. RBG explores Ginsburg's life and career.
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Drawing on historical documents and exclusive interviews, authors tell the inspiring story of Clarence Thomas's rise from a childhood of poverty and prejudice in the segregated South to Supreme Court Justice. Companion to blockbuster documentary Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, but a fascinating stand alone listen, as well! *The full story behind the wildly successful documentary film, Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words*...
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