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1) Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance

Author

Obama, Barack

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

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In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of...

2) Who is Barack Obama?

Author

Edwards, Roberta

Series

Who was...?
Who Was?

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, and civil rights lawyer who became the forty-fourth president of the United States.

3) Obama: the historic journey

Author

Abramson, Jill

Pub. Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

4) Barack Obama: son of promise, child of hope

Author

Grimes, Nikki

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2008]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

5) Michelle Obama: an American story

Author

Colbert, David

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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This YA biography of the former First Lady considers her journey from Chicago to the White House in the larger context of African American history.

Michelle Obama grew up on Chicago's South Side, and while the world outside her door was chaotic and ever-changing, her family provided a stable environment in which she could grow and flourish. This biography of the former First Lady shows how a girl from a working class...

6) Barack Obama: out of many, one

Author

Corey, Shana

Series

Step Into Reading Level 3
Step into reading. Step 3 book

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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In very clear and accessible language, newly independent readers can learn how the lessons and love of Obama's mother and grandparents shaped him, and how he turned his sadness from his childhood into a positive, driving force of finding a place in the world and in the history books.

7) Barack Obama

Author

Devaney, Sherri

Series

People in the news

Publisher

Lucent Books

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

8) Dream big dreams: photographs from Barack Obama's inspiring and historic presidency

Author

Souza, Pete

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Pete Souza served as Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama's full two terms. He was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else - and he photographed them all, capturing scenes both classified and candid."--

9) Michelle Obama: meet the first lady

Author

Brophy, David Bergen

Publisher

Collins

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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A brief biography of Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama.

10) Barack

Author

Winter, Jonah

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD

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A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama.

11) Barack Obama: working to make a difference

Author

Brill, Marlene Targ

Series

Gateway biography

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

[2006]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

12) Barack Obama

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

Biography

Publisher

DK Pub

Pub. Date

2010.

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

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Presents the life of Barack Obama, including his childhood in the United States and abroad, careers as a community organizer and lawyer, and his election as the forty-four president in 2009.

13) Barack Obama: "we are one people"

Author

Schuman, Michael

Series

African-American biography library

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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"Explores the life of Barack Obama, U.S. Senator from Illinois, and his work as a community organizer, lawyer, and politician"--Provided by publisher.

14) Barack Obama: our forty-fourth President

Author

Nichols, Catherine

Series

Presidents of the U.S.A

Publisher

Child's World

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth president of the United States.

15) Meet President Barack Obama

Author

Falk, Laine

Series

Scholastic news nonfiction readers

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

16) Michelle Obama: Mom-in-Chief

Author

Edwards, Roberta

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[2009]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

17) The first pup: the real story of how Bo got to the White House

Author

Staake, Bob

Publisher

Feiwel and Friends

Pub. Date

[2010]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Once upon a time, a man named Barack Obama ran for president of the United States. On the night of his victory, he made a very important announcement ... his daughters would get a puppy!