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Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the
same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden
more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our
world more vibrant and wonderful. In Just Ask, United States
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor celebrates the different
abilities kids (and people of all ages) have. Using her own
experience as a child who was diagnosed with diabetes, Justice
Sotomayor writes about children with all sorts of challenges - and
looks at the special powers those kids have as well. As the kids
work together to build a community garden, asking questions of each
other along the way, this book encourages readers to do the same:
When we come across someone who is different from us but we're not
sure why, all we have to do is Just Ask.
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United
States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant
American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by
a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing
project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring
testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of
believing in oneself.
Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an alcoholic
father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted but
overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from the
turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal
grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile
diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately
depend on herself. She would learn to give herself the insulin
shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different
life. With only television characters for her professional role
models, and little understanding of what was involved, she
determined to become a lawyer, a dream that would sustain her on an
unlikely course, from valedictorian of her high school class to the
highest honors at Princeton, Yale Law School, the New York County
District Attorney's office, private practice, and appointment to
the Federal District Court before the age of forty. Along the way
we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors, a failed
marriage, and the modern version of extended family she has created
from cherished friends and their children. Through her
still-astonished eyes, America's infinite possibilities are
envisioned anew in this warm and honest book, destined to become a
classic of self-invention and self-discovery.
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes
a fun and meaningful story about making the world--and your
community--better, one action at a time, that asks the question:
Who will you help today? Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami
asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia
wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always
makes sure she has a good answer to Mami's question. In a story
inspired by her own family's desire to help others, Supreme Court
Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a
neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers,
friends and strangers all help one another to build a better world
for themselves and their community. With art by award-winning
illustrator Angela Dominguez, this book shows how we can all help
make the world a better place each and every day. Praise for Just
Help!: "Generosity proves contagious in this personal portrait of
community service by Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor." --Publishers
Weekly "For use in civics units or in lessons on being a good
neighbor, this provides wonderful encouragement to show that
children can help in big and small ways." --School Library Journal
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells her own story for young
readers for the very first time! 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 a future for herself in which anything was
possible. In Turning Pages, Justice Sotomayor shares that love of
books with a new generation of readers, and inspires them to read
and puzzle and dream for themselves. Accompanied by Lulu Delacre's
vibrant art, this story of the Justice's life shows readers that
the world is full of promise and possibility--all they need to do
is turn the page. Praise for Turning Pages: * "A sincere and
insightful autobiography that also demonstrates the power of the
written word. A winning addition to libraries that serve young
readers." --School Library Journal, starred review "A personal and
appealing book made to inspire." --Booklist "A thoughtful
introduction to both the power of reading and an inspiring role
model." --Kirkus Reviews "This book would be great as a read-aloud
for class discussions of the Supreme Court, or United States
government, or of important people in public service. It would also
be good for independent reading by students interested in
biographies or political figures." --School Library Connection
Al ser la primera mujer latina en ser jueza del Tribunal Supremo de
Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor es una inspiracion para los jovenes
de todas las partes del mundo en la lucha por lograr sus suenos.
Pero ?que la inspiro a ella? Para la joven Sonia, la respuesta es:
!los libros! Eran su espejo, sus mapas, sus amigos y sus maestros.
Los libros la ayudaron a conectar con su familia en Nueva York y en
Puerto Rico, a aceptar y entender el diagnostico de su diabetes, a
hacer frente a la muerte de su padre, a descubrir los secretos del
mundo y a sonar con un futuro en el que todo es posible. En Pasando
paginas, Sonia Sotomayor comparte su amor por los libros con una
nueva generacion de lectores, estimulandolos a leer, a maravillarse
y a realizar sus suenos. Acompanada del arte vibrante de Lulu
Delacre, la historia de la vida de Sonia Sotomayor muestra a los
lectores que el mundo esta lleno de promesas y posibilidades; lo
unico que necesitan es pasar la pagina.
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States
Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon.
Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting
Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the
federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her
own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in
oneself. Here is the story of a precarious childhood, with an
alcoholic father (who would die when she was nine) and a devoted
but overburdened mother, and of the refuge a little girl took from
the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal
grandmother. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile
diabetes that the precocious Sonia recognized she must ultimately
depend on herself. She would learn to give herself the insulin
shots she needed to survive and soon imagined a path to a different
life.
Over the last century, international law, once reserved for arcane
matters of diplomacy and trade, has come to encompass a broad range
of human experience and activity. In the wake of major historical
developments, the nations of the world have created a new set of
legal institutions designed to resolve disputes between global
actors, to settle conflicts that might otherwise play out on the
battlefield, and to offer the promise of justice to those who
cannot find it within their own countries. The success of these
institutions rests ultimately on the shoulders of just over 200 men
and women who serve in a role unheard of less than a hundred years
ago: the international judge.
In the United States, the work of international judges is poorly
understood, and the institutions that they serve have been frequent
targets of misinformed criticism. This volume corrects some of the
common American misperceptions about international judges, while
providing a balanced introduction to both the strengths and
shortcomings of their work. As they rule on crucial issues of war
and peace, human rights, and trade, in addition to high-profile
criminal trials, international judges are playing a critical role
in developments that will affect world affairs - and law and
society in the United States -- for years to come.
Based on interviews with over 30 international judges, this volume
is the first comprehensive portrait of the men and women in this
new global profession. It begins with an overview of international
courts and a profile of international judges as a group. The
working environment of international judges is closely examined in
courts around the world, highlighting the challenge ofcarrying out
work in multiple languages, in the context of intricate
bureaucratic hierarchies, and with a necessary interdependence
between judges and their courts' administration. Arguing that
international judges have to balance their responsibilities as
interpreters of the law and as global professionals, the authors
discuss the challenges of working in the fluid circumstances of
international courts. Profiles of five individual judges provide
insight into the experience and dilemmas of the men and women on
the international bench.
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