BECOMING RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg often said that true and lasting change in society is accomplished slowly, one step at a time. That is how she 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.

This graphic novel-style biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg shows this modern feminist icon leading the way in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society, and blazing trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law.

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Ages 10 and up
ISBN 978-1-5344-2455-5 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-5344-2456-2 (hardcover)

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DISTINCTIONS

A 2021 YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens 

A 2020 Bank Street College Best Children’s Book

2019 Nerdy Book Award for Graphic Novels

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee 2021-2022

2021 Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List

2022 Beehive Book Award Nominee (Utah)

Arkansas Teen Book Award Reading List 2020-2021

A Mighty Girl 2019 Book of the Year 

Spring 2020 Publishers Weekly Middle Grade Spotlight

REVIEWS

 Enlightening, inspiring, and empowering.
— Kirkus Reviews
Ginsburg’s sense of justice was formed at an early age as young Ruth realized that bigotry can flourish anywhere. . . . Levy expertly makes Ginsburg’s landmark court cases relevant to a middle and high school audience.
— School Library Journal
They humanize the icon by simply and expertly depicting how she earned her status. . . . The result is an excellent introduction to a woman who has no doubt already inspired a generation of lawyers and scholars; Levy and Gardner’s well-crafted biography may recruit a few more.
— Publishers Weekly
Levy, drawing on copious research and interviews with the justice herself, fills in many less familiar details, laying out a path from the shy, smart child to the force she would become.
— New York Times
Very cool.
— A Fuse #8 Production
Read this if you want the perfect graphic novel to celebrate Women’s History Month
— NBCNews.com