Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Justice - Softcover

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147784760X ISBN 13: 9781477847602

Publisher: Two Lions, 2016

Synopsis

On August 8, 2009, Sonia Sotomayor became the U.S. Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice and the third woman to serve the Court. In elegant free verse, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand describes Sotomayor's remarkable journey from her childhood in the projects near Yankee Stadium to her stellar academic achievements at Ivy League universities to her rapid rise in the legal profession. When confirmed as a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, she said, "I feel I can touch the sky." Also included: Biographical Summary, Glossary, Chronology, Sources, and Notes.

About this title

About the Author:

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand grew up in Puerto Rico. She is the author of several children’s books, including Shake It, Morena and Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

David Díaz won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Smoky Night by Eve Bunting. His artwork has appeared in a number of other distinguished titles, including The Pot that Juan Built and Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman. His work has also been featured in national publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and The Washington Post. He lives in Carlsbad, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Two Lions
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 147784760X
• ISBN 13: 9781477847602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 50
• Illustrator: Gonzalez Thomas