The beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor, written by Sonia Sotomayor
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The beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor, written by Sonia Sotomayor
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eng
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resource.interestAgeLevel
10 and up
resource.interestGradeLevel
5 & up
Literary text for sound recordings
autobiography
Main title
The beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor
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Oclc number
1039724524
Responsibility statement
written by Sonia Sotomayor
Summary
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
Target audience
adolescent
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- Juvenile works
- Hispanic American judges -- Biography
- Hispanic American judges
- Hispanic American judges -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- JUVENILE NONFICTION + Biography & Autobiography + Cultural Heritage
- Hispanic American women
- Judges -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Audiobooks
- Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954- -- Juvenile literature
- Employees
- Hispanic American women -- Biography
- Judges
- JUVENILE NONFICTION + Family + Parents
- Autobiographies
- JUVENILE NONFICTION + Biography & Autobiography + Women
- Children's audiobooks
- Hispanic American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- United States
- Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
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- Contributor1
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- Genre5
- Subject20
- Juvenile works
- Hispanic American judges -- Biography
- Hispanic American judges
- Hispanic American judges -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Biography
- JUVENILE NONFICTION + Biography & Autobiography + Cultural Heritage
- Hispanic American women
- Judges -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Audiobooks
- Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954- -- Juvenile literature
- Employees
- Hispanic American women -- Biography
- Judges
- JUVENILE NONFICTION + Family + Parents
- Autobiographies
- JUVENILE NONFICTION + Biography & Autobiography + Women
- Children's audiobooks
- Hispanic American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- United States
- Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-
- Content1
- Author1
- Narrator2
- Mapped to1