Sonia Sotomayor

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Explore one of the most recognized names in modern America with this biography of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Kids will learn about her rise to be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice and the trials she faced along the way. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• What Is Sonia Sotomayor? (p. 4)
• Growing Up in the Bronx (p. 8)
• Being Brave (p. 12)
• Studying Hard (p. 18)
• Sotomayor's Cool Firsts (p. 22)
• Fighting Crime (p. 24)
• Reaching a Dream (p. 28)
• Saving Baseball (p. 30)
• 6 Cool Facts about Sotomayor (p. 32)
• A Higher Court (p. 34)
• Inspiring Others (p. 42)
• Qui Whiz (p. 44)
• Glossary (p. 46)
• Index (p. 48)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Booklist Review

From the National Geographic Kids Readers series, this appealing book offers a quick, concise introduction to Sotomayor. Beginning with her swearing in as a Supreme Court justice in 2009, the narrative traces her story chronologically from her family's roots in Puerto Rico through her career as a lawyer and a judge. Raised in the Bronx, Sotomayor dealt with early difficulties such as childhood diabetes and, when she was nine, her father's death. She worked hard to succeed academically. An early goal was to become a judge, and she succeeded as the first Hispanic federal judge in New York State and the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. Kramer organizes information logically and presents it clearly. In addition to becoming familiar with Sotomayor, readers will also learn a bit about the federal court system and the process of nominating and confirming judges and justices. Illustrations, mainly photos, appear on almost every page along with brief sidebars and quotes. A brightly illustrated introduction to a notable contemporary American.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2016 Booklist

Horn Book Review

These level-three biographies for "fluent readers" use relatively simple sentence structure and unadorned writing styles to introduce readers to Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor and medieval Arab scholar and scientist Ibn al-Haytham. With various sidebars, text boxes, and visuals (photographs plus static illustrations in Ibn), the presentation is visually cluttered, but the material is solid. A quiz is appended. Glos., ind. [Review covers these National Geographic Readers titles: Sonia Sotomayor and Ibn al-Haytham.] (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.