Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme
Court, is an inspiration and role model to children of all ages.
Award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford tells her story of
perseverance, dignity, and honor in this uplifting picture book
biography filled with colorful and dynamic illustrations from Ashley
Evans.
Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the
top.
From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown's parents taught
her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do
anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled,
eventually graduating from Harvard Law School.
Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on the
United States Supreme Court. In a letter to then-President Barack Obama,
Leila Jackson made a case for her mother--Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Although the timing didn't work out then, it did in 2022, when President
Joe Biden nominated her. At her confirmation, Ketanji Brown Jackson
became the first Black female Supreme Court justice in the United
States.
Lyrical text by renowned author Carole Boston Weatherford and evocative
illustrations by Ashley Evans combine to make this an inspirational and
timely read.