Turning Pages: My Life Story

Description

As the first Latina Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor has inspired young people around the world to reach for their dreams. But what inspired her? In this picture book featuring vibrant art by Delacre Sotomayor shares her life story with young readers.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young readers for the very first time! 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 of a future for herself in which anything was possible. In Turning Pages Justice Sotomayor shares that love of books with a new generation of readers and inspires them to read and puzzle and dream for themselves. Accompanied by Lulu Delacre’s vibrant art this story of the Justice’s life shows readers that the world is full of promise and possibility–all they need to do is turn the page” – publisher
Hardcover
Full color
40 pages
Interest Level: Middle Grades
Reading Level – 5.2