“In her own often straightforward,
occasionally soaringwriting style,
Sotomayor succeeds inMyBelovedWorld
in crafting an often old-fashioned tale of
overcoming obstacles.”
—LosAngelesTimes
=7thgrade
America’s infinitepossibilitiesare revealed in this
newclassicabout self-inventionanddiscovery.
MyBelovedWorld
bySoniaSotomayor
“[A] compelling and powerfullywrittenmemoir about identity and
coming of age. . . . An eloquent and affecting testament to the triumph
of brains and hardwork over circumstance, of a childhood dream
realized through extraordinarywill and dedication.”
—TheNewYork Times
T
he firstHispanicandonly the thirdwomanappointed to theUnited
StatesSupremeCourt, SoniaSotomayor becamean instant
American icon.Recountingher life fromaBronxhousingproject to the
federal bench, Sotomayor’sstoryoffersan inspiring testament toher
ownextraordinarydeterminationand thepower of believing inoneself.
Vintage TR 978-0-345-80483-9 432pp. $15.95/$18.95Can.
ExamCopy:$3.00
AudioCD:
978-0-307-91310-4 $40.00/$46.00Can.
AudioDL:
978-0-307-91311-1 $20.00/$24.00Can.
BOTCD:
978-0-307-91312-8 $40.00/$46.00Can.
BOTDL:
978-0-307-91313-5 $76.00/$86.00Can.
EB:
978-0-307-96216-4 $11.99/$13.99Can.
“This book takes [Persson’s] story
and gives you a closer look. You learn
about theman behind the game. His
childhood, his family, the growth of his
company and the lives of the people
whowork there. It doesn’t just give
you the big, enormous, glamour-filled
cut scenes that you read about on the
Internet. This book gives
you the pixels, the details.”
—BookRiot
=9thgrade
ACinderellastory for the Internet age.
Minecraft
TheUnlikelyTaleofMarkus “Notch” Persson
and theGame that ChangedEverything
byDaniel GoldbergandLinusLarsson
TranslatedbyJenniferHawkins
T
hisbookoffersauniqueand in-depth lookat thecreator of the
“virtual Lego” gameMinecraft,Markus “Notch”Persson, andhis
rise fromunknowncomputer programmer to internationalmultimillionaire
gaming icon.
“I have been followingMinecraft closely for over three years, and yet
this book consistently surprisedmewith new insights into the game’s
development. It focuses on the human story behind all those pixelated
blocks. I have a new respect for Notch’s accomplishmentswithMinecraft
and for all the hardwork that theMojang’ers have devoted tomaking the
game such a phenomenon. This book offers a fascinating and honest
peek into themind of themanwhomadeMinecraft a reality.”
—Joel Levin, teacher and one of the creators of MinecraftEdu.com
SevenStoriesPress HC 978-1-60980-537-1 256pp.
$21.95/$21.95Can.
ExamCopy:$11.00
EB:
978-1-60980-538-8 $21.95/$21.95Can.
CC SS
UniversalThemes:
Identity,ComingofAge,Multiculturalism
CompanionTitles:
TheHouseonMangoStreet,Almost aWoman
CC SS
UniversalThemes:
Creativity, Innovation,Biography
CompanionTitles:
Outliers, 20,000LeaguesUnder theSea
