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Sonia sotomayor is known for being the first hispanic justice nominee on the united states supreme court. My beloved world debuted at the top of the new york times best seller list for hardcover nonfiction for the week of february 3, 20, a position it retained for several weeks. The first hispanic and third woman appointed to the united states supreme court, sonia sotomayor has become an instant american icon. January 14, 20 intelligent, gregarious and at times disarmingly personal, justice sonia sotomayors memoir, my beloved world, recounts her trailblazing journey from a bronx housing project. Washington ap supreme court justice sonia sotomayor has said that the seed for what has become her latest childrens book was. June 26, 1659, lima was a spanish viceroy of new spain november 23, 1642 to may, 1648 and of peru 1648 to 1655. This collection of books by and about supreme court justice sonia sotomayor tells the story of her remarkable life. Biography nonfiction, 837 words, level p grade 2, lexile 860l. Sotomayor, the first latina and the third woman to be appointed to the supreme court, is working on three books for kids and tweens with penguin random house. Sonia sotomayor already stands as a role model for latinos. Supreme court justice sonia sotomayor will be in conversation with grammyaward winner gloria. My beloved world by sotomayor sonia, signed abebooks.
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