El mundo adorado de Sonia Sotomayor / The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

El mundo adorado de Sonia Sotomayor / The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Espanol
Country
United States
Published
13 November 2018
Pages
400
ISBN
9780525564614

El mundo adorado de Sonia Sotomayor / The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor

Sonia Sotomayor

En esta adaptacion para alumnos de grados intermedios, basada en su exitosa memoria para adultos Mi Mundo Adorado, la vida extraordinaria de Sonia Sotomayor, Jueza Asociada de la Corte Suprema, es una inspiracion. Su logro sirve como un verdadero testimonio al hecho de que sin importar los obstaculos, los suenos siempre pueden hacerse realidad. Incluye una insercion de fotos de 8 paginas.

Sonia Sotomayor, la primera mujer hispana y tercera mujer nombrada para el Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos, era una nina cuando se atrevio a sonar en grande. ?Su sueno? Convertirse en un abogado y un juez. Como explica la juez Sotomayor: Cuando era nina, mi familia era pobre y no conociamos abogados ni jueces, y ninguno vivia en nuestro vecindario. No sabia nada sobre el Tribunal Supremo ni de como su reinterpretacion de la Constitucion y las leyes del pais afectan a las vidas de las personas estadounidenses. No puedes sonar con ser algo que ni siquiera conoces. Esa ha sido la leccion mas importante de mi vida. Tienes que aprender a sonar grandes suenos . Sonia no dejo que las dificultades de su pasado –entre ellas el crecer en las rudas viviendas gubernamentales del sur del Bronx en Nueva York, el lidiar con la diabetes juvenil, el soportar las graves discusiones de sus padres y el preocuparse por el dinero– se impusieran en su camino. Siempre creia en si misma, y su determinacion, junto con la orientacion de generosos mentores y el amor inquebrantable de su extendida familia puertorriquena, la impulsaron a seguir adelante.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Discover the inspiring life of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina
and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, in this
middle-grade adaptation of her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World.

Includes an 8-page photo insert and a brief history of the Supreme
Court.

Sonia Sotomayor was just a girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To
become a lawyer and a judge even though she’d never met one of either, and
none lived in her neighborhood.

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.

Eventually, all of Sonia’s hard work led to her appointment as an Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 2009, a role that she has held
ever since.

Learn about Justice Sotomayor’s rise and her amazing work as well as about
the Supreme Court in this fascinating memoir that shows that no matter the
obstacles, dreams can come true.

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