Author’s Journey
Insight
Themes & Reflections
Cultural Significance
Quotes & Takeaways
100

First name of the book’s author.

Who is Ketanji?

100

The title she held before joining SCOTUS.

What is federal appellate judge?

100

A key message: “Your story is your...”

What is power?

100

The President who nominated her.

Who is Joe Biden?

100

Writer who wrote about double consciousness

Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?

200

Her hometown in Florida.

What is Miami?

200

The type of law she practiced early in career.

What is public defense (or criminal law)?

200

The book promotes perseverance and this.

What is hope (or resilience)?

200

A milestone in U.S. legal history she represents.

What is being the first Black woman on the Supreme Court?

200

“Lovely one” is used to remind readers of this.

What is self-worth (or identity)?

300

This Ivy League university shaped her legal career. A key message: “Your story is your...”  

What is Harvard?

300

This court is where she served before SCOTUS.

What is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit?

300

Her parents taught her pride in this.

What is their heritage (or identity)?

300

She references this Civil Rights era in the book.

What is the Civil Rights Movement?

300

Her tone throughout the book can be described as...

What is encouraging or sincere?

400

She clerked for this U.S. Supreme Court Justice. 

Who is Justice Stephen Breyer?

400

This value guides her interpretation of the law.

What is the Constitution (or fairness)?

400

A phrase she uses to promote identity: “You are a...”

What is lovely one?

400

This genre best describes Lovely One.

What is memoir or inspirational nonfiction?

400

The book blends memoir with this inspirational format.

What is a motivational speech (or life advice)?

500

She became the first Black woman to do this in 2022. 

What is become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

500

She emphasizes the importance of this judicial trait.

What is impartiality (or integrity)?

500

She urges readers to “stand in your...”

What is truth (or strength)?

500

The book is described as a modern version of this classic form.

What is a letter (or open letter)?

500

Her parting message encourages readers to do this.

What is believe in themselves (or pursue their path)?

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