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1) Becoming
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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Description
"An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. When she was a little girl, Michelle Robinson's world was the South Side of Chicago, where she and her brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family's upstairs apartment and played catch in the park, and where her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised her to be outspoken and unafraid. But life soon look her much further afield, from the halls of Princeton,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt...
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As the first African American first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has had a big role to fill. Readers will follow Obama's journey from her childhood in Chicago to her work as a lawyer and her achievements in the White House. They will also learn how she helped with her husband's political career and helped him win presidential elections in 2008 and 2012.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Continues the author's chronicle of the Kennedy family, describing the challenges faced by the children of Robert Kennedy as they grew into adulthood, Jackie's marriage to Aristotle Onassis, and the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cindy Hensley was just out of college when she met and fell in love with the celebrated Navy hero John McCain. They embarked on a thrilling life together that put her at the center of American politics for over four decades. In this moving and inspiring memoir, Cindy McCain tells the story of her adventurous life with John for the first time--
Author
Publisher
Plaza Janes
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Michelle Obama ofrece a los lectores una serie de historias frescas y reflexiones perspicaces sobre el cambio, el desafío y el poder, incluida su creencia de que cuando iluminamos a los demás, podemos iluminar la riqueza y el potencial del mundo que nos rodea, descubriendo verdades más profundas y nuevas caminos para el progreso A partir de sus experiencias como madre, hija, esposa, amiga y Primera Dama, comparte los hábitos y principios que...
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