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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 family’s upstairs apartment in her great-aunt’s house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love and energy into their children. Michelle’s 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 husband’s 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 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 you want to become?
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Release date
March 2, 2021 -
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- ISBN: 9780593303764
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- ISBN: 9780593303764
- File size: 59566 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 7.3
- Lexile® Measure: 1080
- Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
- Text Difficulty: 6-9
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Reviews
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August 6, 2021
Gr 6 Up-The groundbreaking autobiography from former first lady Michelle Obama now has a young readers' edition available so kids can marvel at the historic rise of one of America's beloved public figures. Filled with color photos of the celebrated luminary, this title will inspire young people and teach them about the subject's ordinary childhood on the south side of Chicago, and how her loving family and caring community molded her into a bold global leader who impacts generations of people around the world. This intimate memoir examines the intersections of race, class, and perseverance with cadence, style, and nuance. This version maintains the mastery of the original while including updated information about the author's inspiration for her Netflix series Waffles and Mochi. VERDICT This timeless narrative is a must-have for any library collection and is sure to be popular wherever it's shelved.-Christina Vortia, Hype Lit, Land O'Lakes, FL
Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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Starred review from April 15, 2021
A former first lady shares stories from her life to encourage young readers. Michelle Robinson was born and raised in a warm and supportive working-class neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Despite her father's diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, he continued working as a city laborer while her mother was a homemaker. Both of her parents were staunch believers in education, providing Michelle and her brother with the support they needed to succeed. After attending a magnet high school, she followed her brother to Princeton before she got a law degree from Harvard. It was while working as a lawyer that she met and mentored Barack Obama, a young man of mixed race whose upbringing was vastly different from her own. Nevertheless, they fell in love, married, became parents, and embarked on a remarkable life of activism and politics, culminating in two historic terms in the White House. This young readers' adaptation follows a similar format to the enormously successful adult original. Obama does not shy away from describing the insecurities she overcame as she acquired her Ivy League education, nor the difficulties she had with her husband's choice to pursue politics. Anecdotes about her coming-of-age, experiences on the campaign trail, and life in the White House are compelling. Throughout the lively narrative, she expresses an encouraging tone as she tells her story with accessibility and intimacy. This warm memoir will connect with young readers and inspire them to value their own stories. (photo credits) (Memoir. 10-16)COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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