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    Barack Obama: Our 44th President
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    Barack Obama: Our 44th President

    By Beatrice Gormley

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    Right on time for election season comes an updated biography of our 44th President—written just for kids!

    President Barack Obama’s election in 2008 energized the United States and the world. And though the last few years haven’t been easy, this president has spent a lifetime overcoming obstacles.
         President Barack Obama’s early involvement with politics was inspired by his mother’s interest in the controversial social issues of her times—a passion that she passed on to her son. As the first African America editor of the Harvard Law Review, the first African American presidential nominee of a major political party, and eventually the first African American president of the United States, Barack Obama has consistently shattered barriers—barriers that some people thought could never be overcome.
         However, President Obama’s life has had its challenges. Born to a Kenyan father and an American mother, Barack grew up in Hawaii and Indonesia, where he faced discrimination and struggles with his own racial identity. Despite these obstacles, Barack persevered and had a successful political career even before his historic win in the 2008 presidential election.
         Containing vital and current information, this biography will bring you up to date with all the latest from the Oval Office, and much more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateMar 6, 2012
    ISBN9781442454538
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    Barack Obama: Our 44th President
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    Beatrice Gormley

    Beatrice Gormley has written a number of books for young readers, including several titles in the History’s All-Stars series, as well as biographies of Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and John McCain. She lives in Westport, Massachusetts.

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      This edition is a children's book, so I the reading went rather fast and easy, keeping the total number of pages low and probably omitted lots of burdensome details and references. So, it was an easy and enjoyable read.Nonetheless, the book taught me a lot about Obama's family background and sparked some of that enthusiasm I felt about him back to life. It will be interesting to read one of his books, or a more extensive biography.