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Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon—a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg has often said that true and lasting change in society and law is accomplished slowly, one step at a time. This is how she has evolved, too. Step by step, the shy little girl became a child who questioned unfairness, who became a student who persisted despite obstacles, who became an advocate who resisted injustice, who became a judge who revered the rule of law, who became...RBG.
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- ISBN: 9781534424579
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 6.2
- Lexile® Measure: 910
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 4-5
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Reviews
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October 25, 2019
Gr 6 Up-Levy once again turns to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whom she profiled in the picture book I Dissent, this time writing a biography of the Supreme Court Justice for the middle and high school set. Juxtaposing Ginsburg's childhood as a Jew in 1930s America with the Nazi uprising in Europe and the proliferation of anti-Semitism, Levy demonstrates how Ginsburg's sense of justice was formed at an early age as young Ruth realized that bigotry can flourish anywhere, even in the United States. Inspiration from heroes such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Ruth's mother, Celia Bader, set Ginsburg on the path to greatness. At Harvard Law, where she was one of only nine female students, she rose to the top of her class, navigating sexism with the support of her unorthodox husband, Marty Ginsburg. Levy expertly makes Ginsburg's landmark court cases relevant to a middle and high school audience. Gardner's minimalist, three-color artwork echoes Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. At times, placement of text bubbles distracts from the flow of the narrative, cutting sentences in half and continuing them on another panel, but overall the illustrations are effective, and Gardner's depiction of Ginsburg is abstract enough that all readers will see themselves in her story. VERDICT Fans of graphic biographies such as Penelope Bagieu´s Brazen or John Lewis's March will appreciate this look at how the "Notorious RBG" came up.-Elise Martinez, Zion-Benton Public Library, IL
Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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October 15, 2019
Grades 5-8 Beginning with Ruth Bader Ginsburg's birth, setting her life firmly in the context of the events of the day, and moving forward to her nomination as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, Levy, author of the picture-book biography I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark (2016) here expands on that earlier book to make more of Ginsburg's life and contributions accessible to younger readers. Though the book is text heavy and sometimes it's hard to track the word balloons, the information is never dry. The two-color artwork, primarily rendered in a deep, saturated purple-blue, does its job well, with the artist cleverly changing Ginsburg's hairstyle at each new stage in her life, making it easy for readers to keep track of where they are in the story. There is rich back matter, including several pages describing what has happened since the justice's nomination, a time line through February 2019, and quotation sources, making this book both interesting and useful for reports. Final art not seen.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.) -
September 15, 2019
Levy expands upon I Dissent (2016), her picture-book biography of the Supreme Court justice and cultural icon, in this graphic biography. Octogenarian Ruth Bader Ginsburg is widely renowned for her intelligence, clarity, perseverance, and determination to move the needle of the American judicial system toward tangible justice and equity. With clear, effortless text conveyed in narrative boxes and speech bubbles, author Levy shows readers that these traits have been core tenets of Justice Ginsburg's life since childhood. The evenly paced narrative provides an overview of Ginsburg's life from her birth through her appointment on the Supreme Court, showing how her relationships with family members and her (delightfully unconventional) husband and the discrimination she faced as a woman and a Jew affected the arc of her life and career. Levy seamlessly provides historical context for this discrimination and the discrimination of other marginalized people Ginsburg worked with, and she neatly breaks down some of Ginsburg's key legal cases to make them accessible. A detailed prose epilogue charts Ginsburg's time on the Supreme Court, the personal and professional challenges she has faced since her appointment, and the cultural impact she continues to have. Gardner's two-tone illustrations (a patriotic deep blue with red-pink highlights and ample use of white space) are friendly, easy to follow, expressive, and engaging, though at times text-box placement is awkward, and the use of type is unexceptional. Backmatter includes a timeline, a select bibliography, and endnotes with quotation sources. Enlightening, inspiring, and empowering. (Graphic biography. 10-adult)COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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