The beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor

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The work The beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor

Statement of responsibility

Sonia Sotomayor

Creator

• Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

Contributor

• Delacorte Press

Author

• Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

Editor

• Delacorte Press

Subject

• Biography
• Employees
• Hispanic American judges
• Hispanic American judges
• Hispanic American judges -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Hispanic American women
• Hispanic American women
• Hispanic American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / Parents
• Judges
• Judges
• Judges -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Autobiographies
• Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
• Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
• Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
• United States
• United States, Supreme Court
• United States, Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography
• United States, Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Women -- Biography
• Juvenile works
• Autobiographies

Genre

• Juvenile literature
• Juvenile works
• Biography
• Autobiographies

Language

eng

Summary

• "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 dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. As Justice Sotomayor explains, "When I was a child my family was poor and we knew no lawyers or judges and none lived in our neighborhood. I knew nothing about the Supreme Court and how much its work in reinterpreting the Constitution and the laws of the United States affected peoples' lives. You cannot dream of becoming something you don't even know about. That has been the most important lesson of my life. You have to learn to dream big dreams." Sonia did not let the hardships of her background--which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money--stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination, along with guidance from generous mentors and the unwavering love of her extended Puerto Rican family, propelled her ever forward"--
• "An adaptation for middle graders based on the bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, in which the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's details her achievements, which serve as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert"--

Assigning source

• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Awards note

YALSA Finalist for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2019

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 347.73/2634
• B

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

no index present

Interest level

MG

LC call number

KF8745.S67

LC item number

A3 2018c

Literary form

non fiction

Reading level

8

Study program name

Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

juvenile