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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the life of Sonia Sotomayor, who was sworn in as the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice of the United States in 2009.
3) The outsider
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Intervening in a violent mugging and catching the eye of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, young law clerk Grayson Hernandez becomes caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer when the FBI asks for his assistance in hunting for a murderer.
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Sean Serrat, a Supreme Court lawyer, learns he is on the short list to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court just as his daughter, Abby, a talented and dedicated law student, goes missing.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of herlandmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 723 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An extensively researched portrait of the 107th Supreme Court justice explores her passionate advocacy of gender equality, role in key historical changes, and transformative legal influence.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
ix, 315 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 420 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This definitive collection of beloved Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's finest speeches covers topics as varied as the law, faith, virtue, pastimes, and his heroes and friends. Featuring a foreword by longtime friend Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an intimate introduction by his youngest son, this volume includes dozens of speeches, some deeply personal, that have never before been published. Christopher J. Scalia and the Justice's former law clerk...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
11) Breakneck
Author
Series
Arliss Cutter volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for a trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer is waiting to take his revenge--by livestreaming her death to the world. In Anchorage, Alaska, Deputy US Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are assigned to security detail at a judicial conference in Fairbanks. Lola is tasked with guarding Justice Townsend's teenaged daughter while Cutter provides counter-surveillance. It's a simple,...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Based on exclusive interviews and access to the Supreme Court archives, this is the intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of America's first female Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor--by New York Times bestselling author Evan Thomas. She was born in 1930 in El Paso and grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona. At a time when women were expected to be homemakers, she set her sights on Stanford University. When she graduated near the top of her class...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[English/French/Spanish version]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the US Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg's 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
15) Breakneck
Author
Series
The Arliss Cutter volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for a trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer is waiting to take his revenge--by livestreaming her death to the world. In Anchorage, Alaska, Deputy US Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are assigned to security detail at a judicial conference in Fairbanks. Lola is tasked with guarding Justice Townsend's teenaged daughter while Cutter provides counter-surveillance. It's a simple,...