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A stray becomes Sandra's best friend in "Finding Susie."
Former justice and first female to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, has written a book. But it is not a memoir or biography; it is a children's book.
"Finding Susie" (Knopf Books for Young Readers) is based on O'Connor and her siblings' childhood growing up in a desert ranch home. The protagonist is a young Sandra, who despite being raised in an environment surrounded by plenty of animals, wants her very own pet. She discovers that wild animals, such as tortoises, rabbits, coyotes and bobcats, are not suitable pets. But one day, a little white stray dog enters Sandra's life. Sandra names her Susie, and they become good friends.
"Finding Susie" is not O'Connor's first attempt at children's literature; in 2005, she wrote "Chico," which is the story of a horse she had as a 6-year-old. A few months after "Chico" was released, O'Connor also wrote a memoir with her brother H. Alan Day. Titled "Lazy B," which refers to the name of the Arizona ranch where they spent their youth, the memoir narrates the lives of their parents and the people who helped run the Lazy B ranch.
More info: Michigan-based children's author and illustrator Tom Pohrt, whose work has appeared on the cover of The New Yorker and in other, acclaimed picture books, has illustrated "Finding Susie."
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