Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by Jake Murray.
"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1544437021
- ISBN: 9781544437026
- ISBN: 9781524793548
- ISBN: 152479354X
- ISBN: 9781524793531
- ISBN: 9781536460100
- Physical Description: 106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? -- An immigrant family -- A terrible secret -- Opposites attract -- Law school -- Changing times -- Landmark cases -- From lawyer to judge -- Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! -- "I dissent!" -- RBG today.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop760L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 1 505979.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | J BIO GINSBURG DEM (Text) | 30229101159332 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | JB GINSBURG (Text) | 39493108577406 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | jB GINSBURG (Text) | 0020512484062 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | JB GINSBURG (Text) | 31781066408228 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Bridger Memorial Library | JB GINSBURG (Text) | 30441100904218 | Juvenile Biography | In transit | - |
| Camden County Library | J B GINSBURG (Text) | 39488900211915 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | JB GINSBURG (Text) | 22281500144548 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cooleemee | J/SERIES WHO/WHAT (Text) | 39872001955506 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | JB GINSBURG (Text) | 31781066408236 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | JB GINSBURG BRE (Text) | 30372101888409 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
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"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable"--
