The first Hispanic and third woman appoint
ed to the United States Supreme Court\, Sonia Sotomayor has become an inst
ant American icon.
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In this story of human triumph that &
ldquo\;hums with hope and exhilaration&rdquo\; (NPR)\, she recounts her li
fe from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench\, a journey that offe
rs an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the p
ower of believing in oneself.
Here is the story of a precarious ch
ildhood\, 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 fr
om the turmoil at home with her passionately spirited paternal grandmother
. But it was when she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes that the precoc
ious Sonia recognized she must ultimately depend on herself. She would lea
rn to give herself the insulin shots she needed to survive and soon imagin
ed a path to a different life.
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With only television char
acters for her professional role models\, and little understanding of what
was involved\, she determined to become a lawyer\, a dream that would sus
tain her on an unlikely course\, from valedictorian of her high school cla
ss to the highest honors at Princeton\, Yale Law School\, the New York Cou
nty District Attorney&rsquo\;s office\, private practice\, and appointment
to the Federal District Court before the age of forty.
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Along the way we see how she was shaped by her invaluable mentors\, a fail
ed marriage\, and the modern version of extended family she has created fr
om cherished friends and their children. Through her still-astonished eyes
\, America&rsquo\;s infinite possibilities are envisioned anew in this war
m and honest book. -- From the Publisher
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