Michelle Obama : first lady of hope / Elizabeth Lightfoot.
Presents a portrait of Michelle Obama from her youth on the south side of Chicago and her education at Princeton and Harvard Law School to her relationship with Barack Obama and her views on political issues.
Record details
- ISBN: 1599215217
- ISBN: 9781599215211
- Physical Description: xxx, 210 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-199) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface: How This Book Came to Be v -- Introduction: Michelle Obama xxi -- Chapter 1 Taking Her Seat at the Table 1 -- Chapter 2 Ivy Years 14 -- Chapter 3 Working Toward a World as It Should Be 33 -- Chapter 4 You and I (We Can Conquer the World) 48 -- Chapter 5 This First Lady's First Job: Mom 72 -- Chapter 6 Skin as Tough as a Rhinoceros Hide 84 -- Chapter 7 Color Purple 102 -- Chapter 8 Questions of Race, Gender, and Age 114 -- Chapter 9 A New Landscape 134 -- Chapter 10 Michelle Obama Everywhere 148 -- Chapter 11 Home Stretch 156 -- Chapter 12 Crossing the Finish Line 165.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO OBAMA (Text) | 36015000710000 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | B Obama, M (Text) | 38344101283818 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hampton B. Allen Library | B OBAMA (Text) | 18198000436008 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | B Obama (Text) | 810191000736630 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | B OBAMA Michelle Li (Text) | 50669011250603 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Montgomery County Public Library | B OBAMA (Text) | 38198000236354 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| North Davidson Public Library | B Obama (Text) | 25908005379362 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | B Obama (Text) | 33727001722791 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | B OBAMA LIG (Text) | 33114016213407 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | B Obama (Text) | 25908005221440 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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Presents a portrait of Michelle Obama from her youth on the south side of Chicago and her education at Princeton and Harvard Law School to her relationship with Barack Obama and her views on political issues.
