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The New York Times bestselling memoir now adapted for young adults! Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, chronicles her life story and her extraordinary path to becoming a jurist on America's highest court in this inspiring, intimate memoir. Growing up, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s parents taught her that she could achieve anything she wanted and be whomever she wanted to be. In high school, she dreamt of being a Supreme Court judge. In 2022, her dream came true: she was sworn in as the first African American woman judge. Lovely One is Justice Jackson's journey to making her dreams a reality. Determined to succeed from an early age, she excelled in academics and aimed high. But life wasn’t easy. She felt lonely as one of the few Black kids at her high school. At Harvard University, she suffered from homesickness and imposter syndrome. She took on the difficulties of working in the legal field as a Black woman, an