Why do you think she did not attend school past the third grade when she was growing up? As a mother, what kind of sacrifices did she make for Sonia and her brother? Do you think Sonia would be where she is today if she didn’t have her mother’s support? Why or why not? Why did the author feel it was important to write this book in both languages? Do you know anyone who is bilingual?
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With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. Justice Sotomayor didn’t have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed-her mother’s love, a will to learn, and her own determination. Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronxīefore Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation’s highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Con un poquito de sol en un solarcito donde crecer, la magistrada Sotomayor floreció para que todo el mundo la vea. Con valentía se hizo la persona que quería ser. La magistrada Sotomayor no tuvo mucho durante sus primeros años, pero sí tuvo lo que contaba - el amor de su madre, la voluntad de aprender y su propia determinación. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow, Justice Sotomayor bloomed for the whole world to see.Īntes de que la magistrada de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor llegara al máximo tribunal de nuestra nación, no era más que una niñita en el South Bronx.
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Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed - her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court.īefore Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx.