#ALAMW19 Recap: Read-a-Likes for The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor, 2019 Nonfiction Award Finalist

The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
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A finalist for YALSA’s 2019 Nonfiction Award, The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor is the memoir of the third woman and first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Beginning with her childhood in the South Bronx, this book invites readers into Justice Sotomayor’s relationship with her family, her insecurities, and her dreams with humor and encouragement. If you enjoyed this memoir and are looking for more, try one of these readalikes.

 

 

 

 

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2019 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalists Announced!

And here’s the second moment you all have been waiting for! The 2019 Nonfiction Award Finalists!

  • The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor written by Sonia Sotomayor
  • Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam written by Elizabeth Partridge
  • The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler written and illustrated by John Hendrix
  • Hey, Kiddo:  How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees written and illustrated by Don Brown

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