Just Shine!
Author: Sotomayor, Sonia
ISBN: 9780593206294
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 25 Nov 2025
Pages: 40
Format: Hardback
Plt;bPgt;From the author of the #1 Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestseller Plt;iPgt;Just Ask!Plt;/iPgt; comes a sweet and powerful story about being true to yourself and shining your brightest. How will you help people shine?Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;#1 Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMES Plt;/iPgt;BESTSELLER P#8226; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the author of Plt;iPgt;Just Ask!Plt;/iPgt; shares a sweet and powerful tale inspired by her own motherP#8217;s story. How will being true to yourself and shining your brightest help other people shine?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible abilityP#8212;she was able to make everyone around her shine.Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;In this beautifully enriching story inspired by her motherP#8217;s ability to help people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how helping others shine makes the whole world brighter.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Celina is a young girl living alone with her mother on a sugarcane farm in Puerto Rico. After her mother dies, Celina is sent off to live with her older sister, where she uses her kindness to combat the hardships and loneliness of daily life. As Celina grows up and moves to the United States, she continues to spread her joy of helping others, both in her work and in her personal life. Whether itP#8217;s sharing a blanket, stopping to chat with a neighbor, or using her skills to help those in need, Celina uses her caring nature to change the lives of her community.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With gorgeous art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline AlcP#225;ntara, Plt;iPgt;Just Shine!Plt;/iPgt; will help readers find their own inner glowP#8212;and recognize that glow in those around them.
ISBN: 9780593206294
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 25 Nov 2025
Pages: 40
Format: Hardback
Plt;bPgt;From the author of the #1 Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestseller Plt;iPgt;Just Ask!Plt;/iPgt; comes a sweet and powerful story about being true to yourself and shining your brightest. How will you help people shine?Plt;/bPgt;
Plt;bPgt;#1 Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMES Plt;/iPgt;BESTSELLER P#8226; Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the author of Plt;iPgt;Just Ask!Plt;/iPgt; shares a sweet and powerful tale inspired by her own motherP#8217;s story. How will being true to yourself and shining your brightest help other people shine?Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;iPgt;There once was a little girl who grew up in Puerto Rico with an incredible abilityP#8212;she was able to make everyone around her shine.Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;In this beautifully enriching story inspired by her motherP#8217;s ability to help people see their own brilliance, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shows readers how helping others shine makes the whole world brighter.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Celina is a young girl living alone with her mother on a sugarcane farm in Puerto Rico. After her mother dies, Celina is sent off to live with her older sister, where she uses her kindness to combat the hardships and loneliness of daily life. As Celina grows up and moves to the United States, she continues to spread her joy of helping others, both in her work and in her personal life. Whether itP#8217;s sharing a blanket, stopping to chat with a neighbor, or using her skills to help those in need, Celina uses her caring nature to change the lives of her community.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;With gorgeous art by award-winning illustrator Jacqueline AlcP#225;ntara, Plt;iPgt;Just Shine!Plt;/iPgt; will help readers find their own inner glowP#8212;and recognize that glow in those around them.
