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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's his life leading up to that point--from school troublemaker to passionate lawyer--that makes him both accessibly real and a role model to Americans of every color.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Formats
Description
"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Thurgood Marshall was an important pioneer in the civil rights movement both for his work as the lawyer who helped overturn school segregation and as the first African American on the Supreme Court. In this book, readers explore Marshall's life through his historical accomplishments which are enhanced by photographs, insightful facts, and a helpful timeline. Marshall never let "separate but equal" stop him, and this book inspires readers to stand...
9) Thurgood
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the life of the first black justice on the Supreme Court, from his childhood in Baltimore and his education at Howard University to his work with the NAACP and his activism during the Civil Rights movement.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious illness now but an even more dangerous one fifty years ago. How did young Sonia handle the devastating news? She learned to give herself her daily insulin shots and became determined to make the most out of her life. It was the...
17) Sonia Sotomayor
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Describes the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor"--