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Author:

Colbert, David.

Title:

Michelle Obama : an American story / by David Colbert.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

151 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Obama, Michelle,--1964---Juvenile literature.
Obama, Michelle,--1964-
Obama, Barack--Juvenile literature.
Obama, Barack.
African American women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women lawyers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women lawyers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Presidents' spouses--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Biography.
Women lawyers--Biography.
Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
Chicago (Ill.)--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.)--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-151).

Contents:

Introduction -- A family affair -- The roots -- Class act -- Orange crush -- The paper chase -- "His name is Barack" -- Where the heart is -- Bringing up Barack -- The spotlight.

Summary:

In just a few generations, Michelle Obama's family has blazed a path from a slave cabin to the White House. She's now writing a new chapter in history as a fresh kind of first lady, old-fashioned in many ways, yet so genuine and natural that she constantly surprises and inspires.

ISBN:

0547247702 (pbk.)
9780547247700 (pbk.)
0547249411 (hc)
9780547249414 (hc)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)288990308

LCCN:

2009280710

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

JBPC145 -- Coon Rapids Public Library (Coon Rapids)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

NKPD993 -- Eagle Grove Memorial Library (Eagle Grove)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

BDPB251 -- Granger Public Library (Granger)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

CJPC482 -- Williamsburg Public Library (Williamsburg)