National Geographic Readers: Sonia Sotomayor (L3, Spanish)

BARBARA KRAMER began writing biographies for children and youngadults after following the advice of another author who said, "Write what you liketo read." She remembered how much she enjoyed biographies when she was a kid,especially stories about trailblazers such as Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, andElizabeth Blackwell and decided that's what she wanted to write. Her subjects haveincluded both historical figures and people in the news.