Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creci en el Bronx

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The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court.

Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.

Antes de que la magistrada de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor llegara al mximo tribunal de nuestra nacin, no era ms que una niita en el South Bronx. La magistrada Sotomayor no tuvo mucho durante sus primeros aos, pero s tuvo lo que contaba -- el amor de su madre, la voluntad de aprender y su propia determinacin. Con valenta se hizo la persona que quera ser. Con trabajo arduo triunf. Con un poquito de sol en un solarcito donde crecer, la magistrada Sotomayor floreci para que todo el mundo la vea.

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"Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich." -- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

"Aunque me cri en circunstancias muy humildes y desafiantes, considero que mi vida es inmensamente rica". -- Magistrada de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor
"[A]s impressive and meaningful as Judge Sotomayor's sterling credentials in the law is her own extraordinary journey." -- President Barack Obama

"Tan impresionante y significativa como las credenciales legales de la juez Sotomayor es su extraordinaria jornada". -- Presidente Barack Obama

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Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them areThe Snow Man;The Little Owl & the Big Tree: AChristmas Story;Oil;The Secret Project;Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality;My Name is James Madison Hemings;Barack;The Founding Fathers!; andLillians Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Childrens Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.