BookPeople Presents: Sonia Sotomayor - Just Shine!

Please welcome Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to celebrate Just Shine!

This event is ticketed.

• Start time: 6:00 P.M.
• Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a signing line.
• Location: First Baptist Church of Austin

The author will be signing copies of the book after the speaking portion of the event.

• To join the post-event signing line, customers must have a copy of either Just Shine! or ¡Solo brilla! The author will also sign additional titles purchased at the event.
• Copies of Just Shine!, ¡Solo brilla! , as well as additional backlist titles, will be available for purchase on site the day of the event. These books are also available for pre-pruchase on our website at BookPeople.com!
• For high volume events, post-talk signing lines can become very long. For such events, we recommend arriving and checking in to the event early as that will get you into an earlier signing group.

Guidelines:

• Ticket-holders will be checked in starting at 5:15 P.M. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.
• Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis (and is not guaranteed)
• Photographs, personalizations, and memorabilia are not permitted during the signing line.
• There will not be a live stream or recording available.
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About the book:

#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?

There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible ability—she was able to make everyone around her shine.

In this beautifully enriching story inspired by her mother’s ability to help people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how helping others shine makes the whole world brighter.

Celina is a young girl living alone with her mother on a sugarcane farm in Puerto Rico. After her mother dies, Celina is sent off to live with her older sister, where she uses her kindness to combat the hardships and loneliness of daily life. As Celina grows up and moves to the United States, she continues to spread her joy of helping others, both in her work and in her personal life. Whether it’s sharing a blanket, stopping to chat with a neighbor, or using her skills to help those in need, Celina uses her caring nature to change the lives of her community.

With gorgeous art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara, Just Shine! will help readers find their own inner glow—and recognize that glow in those around them.

About the author:

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.

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