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Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words.
Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair...
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IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice to the US Supreme Court, is known for her straightforward approach and efforts toward equality. Learn about her road to the Supreme Court and over ten years of work"--Provided by publisher.
4) My own words
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"The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture. My Own Words is a selection of writings and speeches by Justice Ginsburg on wide-ranging topics, including gender equality, the workways of the Supreme Court, on being Jewish, on law...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"It's RBG like you've never seen her before! Using a mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an American trailblazer. The first book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Area Star, Ruth Bader Ginsburg focuses on Ruth's lifelong mission to bring equality and justice to all. Sarah Green's spot-on comic illustrations bring this icon to life, and engaging backmatter instructs...
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2017.
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IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"To become the first female Jewish Supreme Court Justice, the unsinkable Ruth Bader Ginsburg had to overcome countless injustices. Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and '40s, Ginsburg was discouraged from working by her father, who thought a woman's place was in the home. Regardless, she went to Cornell University, where men outnumbered women four to one. There, she met her husband, Martin Ginsburg, and found her calling as a lawyer. Despite discrimination...
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Publisher's description: Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg offers a visually rich, intimate, unprecedented look at the Justice and how she changed the world. From Ginsburg's refusal to let the slammed doors of sexism stop her to her innovative legal work, from her before-its-time feminist marriage to her perch on the nation's highest court--with the fierce dissents to match--get to know RBG as never before. As the country struggles...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
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1st ed.
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IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice, the most respected and highest ranking Latina in the government of the United States. She was, of course, once a little kid, and this picture book biography tells a story that is as inspiring as her title. She overcame many obstacles, including poverty and health challenges (she has diabetes), to go on to a prestigious university and law school. Soft illustrations support what, at times feels...
14) Thurgood
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Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House
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[2019]
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First edition.
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IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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English
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Learn about Thurgood Marshall.
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