A review by bethany_booklover
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La Juez Que Creció En El Bronx by Jonah Winter

5.0

The book “Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx” is written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez. The author uses bilingualism by equally representing the Spanish language and the English language. I would give this book a 5 star rating. This book does a fabulous job of presenting Sonia’s life in an accurate, yet still poetic, intriguing way. The book includes the development of authentic people in the story by presenting accurate portrayals of Sonia’s life. There wasn’t any sugar coating when it came to the circumstances of her childhood, however the author made clear to mention the love that her family surrounded her with, was substantial. The book falls into the genre of biography, since it details the life events of Sonia Sotomayor. The illustrations are very detailed, and add significant context to the story. Most of the time, the English text appears above the Spanish text, however not always. On some of the spreads, the text sections are intermixed, the English and Spanish excerpts sprinkled throughout the page. The backmatter features an author’s note with a longer, more in depth retelling of Sonia’s childhood, career, and personal life. There’s also an author and illustrator bio on the back flap sleeve of the book. The front flap of the sleeve contains a summary of the book, written in both English and Spanish.