Barack Obama was named for a father he barely knew, a Kenyan doctor and scholar. Raised by his devoted mother and grandparents in Hawaii and Indonesia, young Barry was exposed to different cultures and religions. He attended a prestigious prep school where he became a star basketball player. But the half-black, half-white young man never felt that he truly belonged and was haunted by the legacy of the father he only met once.
Obama's search for meaning and identity led him to Kenya, where he reconnected with his African family. He then went on to Harvard Law School and eventually to Chicago, where he discovered a cause worth fighting and living for: the cause of social justice. Barack Obama's journey has prepared him to fight for what he believes and transformed "the skinny kid with big ears and a funny name" into a man who might change the face of American politics.
Barack Obama was named for a father he barely knew, a Kenyan doctor and scholar. Raised by his devoted mother and grandparents in Hawaii and Indonesia, young Barry was exposed to different cultures and religions. He attended a prestigious prep school where he became a star basketball player. But the half-black, half-white young man never felt that he truly belonged and was haunted by the legacy of the father he only met once.
Obama's search for meaning and identity led him to Kenya, where he reconnected with his African family. He then went on to Harvard Law School and eventually to Chicago, where he discovered a cause worth fighting and living for: the cause of social justice. Barack Obama's journey has prepared him to fight for what he believes and transformed "the skinny kid with big ears and a funny name" into a man who might change the face of American politics.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781599350455 |
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| Publisher: | Morgan Reynolds Pub |
| Publication date: | 10/28/2007 |
| Series: | Political Profiles Series |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d) |
| Lexile: | 1010L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 11 - 14 Years |