Justice Ketanji: The Story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

by Patrick, Denise Lewis; Holt, Kim

• ISBN13: 9781338885293
• ISBN10: 1338885294
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-08-01
• Publisher: Orchard Books

Summary

2024 Jane Addams Peace Association Children’s Book Award Finalist

2023 CA Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award Silver Medal

Discover the rise of Ketanji Brown Jackson, from a young girl growing up in Florida to the first Black woman to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.

Ketanji Brown Jackson knew from the very beginning that “You can do anything. You can be anything.” Driven by those powerful words and her parents' love, Ketanji refused to let naysayers stop her from rising to the top, whether it was participating in her high school debate team, applying to her dream college, or excelling at Harvard. Her perseverance and her wits led her to become the first Black female U.S. District Judge and eventually the first Black female Supreme Court Justice. Ketanji’s remarkable journey proves how she is a Justice for all.

With Denise Lewis Patrick’s empowering prose and Kim Holt’s vibrant illustrations, this picture book delves into the life of a trail-blazing contemporary figure, whose work shows that with determination and support, we can do and be anything.

Author Biography

Kim Holt was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her passion for art and drawing started at an early age, fueled by her family’s love for the arts. Her goal as an artist is to create images that bring back memories and create pictures that make children wish they were inside the scenes. Kim’s style is full of color and emotion. She resides in the D.C. area with her husband and two dogs, Sugar and Spice, where she drinks copious amounts of coffee and cooks up imaginative dinners for her family.
Denise Lewis Patrick wrote and illustrated her first book when she was 10. Today, Denise has published more than 35 picture books, biographies, and historical novels for young readers.