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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
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...
10) Barack Obama
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
13) Barack
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A picture book biography of African-American senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama.
15) Barack Obama
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of former U.S. president Barack Obama.
"Barack Obama is famous for his meteoric rise to the presidency of the most powerful country in the world--the United States. This is the story of how he realized his dreams--a story of success, resilience, and perseverance that enabled him to become one of the most admired leaders the world has ever seen"--
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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!
18) Barack Obama
Author
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of African-American president Barack Obama.
19) Barack Obama
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and career of America's 44th president.
20) Barack Obama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable Care Act, and the Clean Power Plan. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information."--Publisher's website.
