January 12, 20 in sonia sotomayors new memoir, my beloved world, the associate supreme court justice opens up about her childhood in the bronx. Sonia sotomayor, the first latina supreme court justice, is the subject of the sixteenth picture book in the new york times bestselling series of. On book tour circuit, sotomayor sees a new niche for a justice video justice sonia sotomayor is revising the role of the detached, cloistered supreme court judge as. She is the author of turning pages, my beloved world, and the beloved world of sonia sotomayor. Sonia sotomayor will be a guest at the 2nd annual bronx. A signing at an austin, texas book store attracted estimates of 700 to 1,500 people. The first book in a new series women who broke the rules by kathleen krull this one focuses on sonia sotomayor. Sonia sotomayors searching and emotionally intimate memoir, my beloved world, charts her lifes journey to become a supreme court justice. My beloved world, a memoir by sonia sotomayor the new. Discover the inspiring life of justice sonia sotomayor, the first latina and third woman appointed to the united. They were her mirrors, her maps, her friends, and her teachers.
Rafael lopez won pura belpre medals for drum dream girl and book fiesta, and has also received three pura belpre honors, two americas book awards, and the 2017 toms rivera childrens book award and society of illustrators original art silver medal. Sonia sotomayor graduated summa cum laude from princeton university and from yale law school. Supreme court justice sonia sotomayor talks about her autobiography, my beloved world, in which she recounts her life from her childhood in the bronx to her appointment as the first hispanic and. Sonia sotomayor, associate justice of the supreme court of the united states from 2009. In 2009, she was confirmed as the first latina supreme court. In celebration of hispanic heritage month, biography profiles sonia sotomayor, the first hispanic and third woman to serve on the supreme court. Sonia sotomayor and the latino question tells the story of the countrys first latina supreme court associate justices rise to the pinnacle of american public life at a moment of profound demographic and political. The daughter of parents who moved to new york city from puerto rico, sotomayor was.
Doesnt shy away from the hard truths of sotomayors childhood. The beloved world of sonia sotomayor by sonia sotomayor. On book tour circuit, sotomayor sees a new niche for a justice. This book goes into a brief history of sonia s history including her early schooling, diabetes, getting into princeton and yale law school, her extra curricular activities during school, and then her extraordinary career leading up to the supreme court. Join facebook to connect with sonia sotomayor and others you may know. A biography is an overview of justice sotomayors life and career from her childhood to her ascent to the supreme court. In sotomayor s appearance on the daily show, she described the books primary purpose as a way to remember the real sonia and to remind herself of her humble beginnings and the obstacles she had to overcome throughout her childhood. Bks, the worlds largest retail bookseller, today announced octobers highprofile lineup of events, featuring bestselling authors, awardwinning musicians and actors, and top chefs. Since i had an advanced copy, the book appears to be. A judge grows in the bronx about the book before supreme court justice sonia sotomayor took her seat in our nations highest court, she was just a little girl in the south bronx. She served as a judge of the us district court, southern district of new york, from 1992 to 1998, and from 1998 to 2009 she served on the united states court of appeals for the second circuit. District court judge in 1992 and was elevated to the u. Justice sonia sotomayor will discuss her book at the george washington university lisner auditorium, 730 21st st. Justice sotomayor didnt have a lot growing up, but she had what she neededher mothers love, a will to learn, and her own determination.