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June 25, 1954 is a united states supreme court justice. Sonia sotomayor, the first hispanic appointed to the united states supreme court, has written a candid memoir about her life leading up to that appointment in 2009. A biography is an overview of justice sotomayor s life and career from her childhood to her ascent to the supreme court. This book won the 2015 luciano tomassini latin american international relations book award, presented by the latin american studies association lasa to the author of an outstanding book on latin american foreign policies and international relations. Excellent childrens chapter book on the life of sonia sotomayor. Jan 14, 20 what makes sotomayor s book valuable is the view it offers into a critical moment in american history, when the doors of the countrys elite institutions finally started to crack open. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. This is a borzoi book knopf sonia sotomayor published in.
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