Just Shine!
How to Be a Better You
$29.74
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
25 November 2025
Summary
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Just Ask! comes a sweet and powerful story about being true to yourself and shining your brightest. How will you help people shine?
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the author of Just Ask! shares a sweet and powerful tale inspired by her own mother’s story. How will being true to yourself and shining your brightest help other people shine?
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593206294 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593206290 |
| Author: | Sonia Sotomayor, Jacqueline Alcántara |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Philomel Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 286mm x 238mm x 8mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Praise for Just Shine!:
A USA Today bestseller • A Greater Good Science Center’s Favorite Books for Educators
“This is a timely reminder that a remarkable sense of community can emerge through ordinary means. Alcántara’s dreamy, ornate marker-and-gouache artwork emphasizes the beauty of kindness. A thoughtful primer on the transformative power of goodness.” —Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York. She earned a BA from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School. She served as assistant district attorney in New York County, and then as a litigator at Pavia & Harcourt. In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated her to the US District Court, Southern District of New York. In 1997, President William Jefferson Clinton nominated her to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009, becoming the first Latina to serve in this position. She is the author of My Beloved World, Turning Pages, The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor, Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, and Just Help! How to Build a Better World.
Jacqueline Alcantara is a freelance illustrator and artist who spends her days drawing, writing, and globe-trotting with her dog, Possum. She is particularly excited about promoting inclusiveness and diversity in children’s literature and the illustration field in general. Her debut picture book, The Field, written by Baptiste Paul, was named a Best Book of 2018 by School Library Journal, Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, and Shelf Awareness. Freedom Soup, written by Tami Charles, has been named a Kids IndieNext Pick and a Kirkus Best Book of 2019, and has received four starred reviews! Jacqueline lives in Detroit, Michigan.
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