Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers by Michelle Obama #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Michelle Obamas worldwide bestselling memoir, Becoming, is now adapted for young readers.Michelle Robinson was born on the South Side of Chicago. From her modest beginnings, she would become Michelle Obama, the inspiring and powerful First Lady of the United States, when her husband, Barack Obama, was elected the forty-fourth president. They would be the first Black First Family in the White House and serve the country for two terms. Growing up, Michelle and her older brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their familys upstairs apartment in her great-aunts house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love and energy into their children. Michelles beloved dad taught his kids to work hard, keep their word, and remember to laugh. Her mom showed them how to think for themselves, use their voice, and be unafraid. But life soon took her far from home. With determination, carefully made plans, and the desire to achieve, Michelle was eager to expand the sphere of her life from her schooling in Chicago. She went to Princeton University, where she learned what it felt like to be the only Black woman in the room. She then went to Harvard Law School, and after graduating returned to Chicago and became a high-powered lawyer. Her plans changed, however, when she met and fell in love with Barack Obama. From her early years of marriage, and the struggle to balance being a working woman, a wife, and the mom of two daughters, Michelle Obama details the shift she made to political life and what her family endured as a result of her husbands fast-moving political career and campaign for the presidency. She shares the glamour of ball gowns and world travel, and the difficulties of comforting families after tragedies. She managed to be there for her daughters swim competitions and attend plays at their schools without catching the spotlight, while defining and championing numerous initiatives, especially those geared toward kids, during her time as First Lady. Most important, this volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obamas 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 you want to become? FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Michelle Robinson Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayors office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha. Review "This warm memoir will connect with young readers and inspire them to value their own stories." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review Review Quote "This warm memoir will connect with young readers and inspire them to value their own stories." -- Kirkus Reviews Excerpt from Book I spent much of my childhood listening to the sound of striving. It came in the form of bad music, or at least amateur music, coming up through the floorboards of my bedroom-- Details ISBN0593303741 Pages 432 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0593303741 ISBN-13 9780593303740 Format Hardcover Author Michelle Obama Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-03-02 NZ Release Date 2021-03-02 US Release Date 2021-03-02 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Audience Age 10 Place of Publication New York UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 2021-03-02 Imprint Delacorte Press DEWEY B Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:140329088;

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