Becoming Maria : : love and chaos in the South Bronx by Manzano, Sonia 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2015)

BTSB #: P03109 Available

Dewey: 791.4502/BAges: 12-16   


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Subjects: Manzano, Sonia - Childhood and youth Bildungsromans - Bronx (New York, N.Y.) Television actors and actresses - United States - Biography Television writers - United States - Biography Latinas - Biography

Summary: Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. It is Sonia's dream of becoming an actress that keeps her afloat among the turbulence of her life and times.

Beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor by Sotomayor, Sonia 

Paperback(Yearling, 2019)

BTSB #: 836286 Available

Dewey: 347.73/AAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG RC: 9.6 6-8 Lexile: 1070 F&P: Z+

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Subjects: Sotomayor, Sonia,|d1954- United States.|bSupreme Court - Officials and employees - Biography Latino judges - Biography Latinas - Biography Judges - United States - Biography

Summary: A middle grade memoir based on Sotomayor's bestselling adult memoir My Beloved World, in which the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court details her achievements, which serve as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true.

Beloved world of Sonia Sotomayor by Sotomayor, Sonia 

BTSB Prebound(Delacorte Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 836292 Available

Dewey: 347.73/AAges: 10-14   
AR: 8 MG RC: 9.6 6-8 Lexile: 1070 F&P: Z+

Genres:

Subjects: Sotomayor, Sonia,|d1954- United States.|bSupreme Court - Officials and employees - Biography Latino judges - Biography Latinas - Biography Judges - United States - Biography

Summary: A middle grade memoir based on Sotomayor's bestselling adult memoir My Beloved World, in which the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court details her achievements, which serve as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true.

Path to the stars : my journey from Girl Scout to rocket scientist by Acevedo, Sylvia 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2018)

BTSB #: 040612 Available

Dewey: 369.463/AAges: 10-12   
AR: 6.1 MG Lexile: 960

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Subjects: Acevedo, Sylvia Girl Scouts of the United States of America - Officials and employees Women engineers Engineers Latinas - Biography Latino scientists - Biography

Summary: The inspiring memoir for young readers about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA.