All Rise The Story of Ketanji Brown ..., Carole Boston Weatherford
All Rise The Story of Ketanji Brown ..., Carole Boston Weatherford
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All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Narrator: Carole Boston Weatherford

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/28/2023


Synopsis

Multi award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford delivers a message of perseverance, dignity, and honor in this audiobook biography of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

Whatever she did, wherever she was, Ketanji Brown Jackson rose to the top.

From the time their daughter was born, Ketanji Brown’s parents taught her that if she worked hard and believed in herself, she could do anything. As a child, Ketanji focused on her studies and excelled, eventually graduating from Harvard Law School. 

Years later, in 2016, when she was a federal judge, a seat opened on the United States Supreme Court. In a letter to then-President Barack Obama, Leila Jackson made a case for her mother—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Although the timing didn’t work out then, it did in 2022, when President Joe Biden nominated her. At her confirmation, Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black female Supreme Court justice in the United States.

Lyrical text by renowned author Carole Boston Weatherford makes this an inspirational and timely listen.

About The Author

Carole Boston Weatherford is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner and the author of Standing in the Need of Prayer (Crown BFYR, 2022) and The Faith of Elijah Cummings (RH Studio, Spring '22). She is also the author of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, which won the Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards, a Caldecott Honor, and a Sibert Honor; the Newbery Honor book Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom; and the Caldecott Honor books Freedom in Congo Square, Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, and Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Born in Baltimore, Weatherford now teaches at Fayetteville State University, in North Carolina.Ashley Evans loves creating colorful, fun, and dynamic illustrations. Born and raised in Queens, she now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her boyfriend and their daughter. Ashley is the illustrator of Gabrielle Union's Welcome to the Party, Alphabet Rockers's You Are Not Alone, and Sing, Aretha, Sing! by Hanif Abdurraqib. When she’s not creating art you can find her decorating cakes, enjoying her family, or catching a much needed nap!


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hinnah on April 04, 2025

Well laid out and thoughtful book illustrating Keyanji Brown Jackson’s journey from adolescence to her becoming a Supreme Court judge.......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 05, 2023

This picture book biography, a 3.5 for me, pays tribute to the persistence, determination, and ability to rise past all sorts of odds and slights to become appointed a Supreme Court justice. This is the story of Ketanji Brown Jackson's formative years, her academic preparation, and the work she unde......more

Goodreads review by Nina on November 28, 2023

All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson is a children’s biography picture book that tells the story of Ketanji Brown Jackson who is the first African American female Supreme Court justice. All Rise tells her life since birth and the struggles she has endured as an African American in the United......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on June 09, 2024

This book is a wonderful example of a book that gives young black girls an opportunity to see themselves in a smart, hard working woman's biography. She comes from a family that supported her from birth. They gave her experiences that showed her how to make choices about what she wanted to do in lif......more


Quotes

★ “Warmly illustrated and beautifully told.” –School Library Journal, starred review

"A distinctly purposeful profile." –Kirkus Reviews

"A gripping biography."–Booklist

"It’s an inspiring biography focused on rising above challenges." –Publishers Weekly