Becoming RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · November 5, 2019
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic biography follows Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s gradual path from questioning unfairness to advocating for justice.
- Themes
- Gender equality, Persistence through obstacles, Rule of law
- Genres
- Comics Biographies, Biographies of Women for Kids, Social Activist Biographies for Kids
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From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon—a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg has often said that true and lasting change in society and law is accomplished slowly, one step at a time. This is how she has evolved, too. Step by step, the shy little girl became a child who questioned unfairness, who became a student who persisted despite obstacles, who became an advocate who resisted injustice, who became a judge who revered the rule of law, who became…RBG.
Change, Step by Step
A graphic biography follows Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s gradual path from questioning unfairness to advocating for justice.
Come here for
- A life shaped by persistence and resistance to injustice
- Women entering worlds long dominated by men
Expect
- A graphic biography of a celebrated Supreme Court justice
- A focus on gradual change through law and society
Where it sits
| Comics Biographies | 93% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 47% |
| Social Activist Biographies for Kids | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Girls & Young Women
- Comics Biographies
- Authors
- Debbie Levy
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- November 5, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Gender equality · Persistence through obstacles · Rule of law
- Reading lane
- Biographies of Women for Kids