Michelle Obama

Publisher: Vintage Books

Date published: 2010

This book is about Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama was born on January 17, 1964, age 53. Her parents are Fraser C. Robinson III and Marian Shields Robinson. She also had a brother, Craig Robinson.
Achievements;

Michelle Obama has many achievements so I am only going to name a few.

1. She has two Ivy League degrees.

2. She was the First Lady of the United States.

3. She started the movement "Let's Move" which focus' on childhood obesity.

4. In 2010 she passed the School Lunch Program which made is easier for children of low-income eat lunch, and it also brought healthier lunches to schools.

5. She also launched the Reach Higher Initiative, which is a program to help inspire students to take their education past the High School level.

6. She co-founded Joining Forces which is an initiative service members, veterans, and their family's have the tools they need to succeed throughout their lives.

7. She was a lawyer.

8.She did all of these things while also taking care of her two daughters Malia and Sasha.

Website: letsmove.gov
Facebook: facebook.com/michelleobama
Twitter: @MichelleObama

Michelle Obama: A Life, is a biography about Michelle Obama. The book starts off talking about Michelle's parents and their background. The book talks about her grandfather, stating how he got from South Carolina to Chicago, where Michelle was born. Then goes on to tell about Michelle's father, his jobs and his health problems, he had multiple sclerosis. It doesn't say much about Michelle's mother. It then goes on to talk about Michelle's life in High School and Collage. She had a tough time getting used to the college life and being away from her family. She attended Princeton University and then proceeded to attend Harvard Law School. In the summer of 1988 Michelle started work as a first-year associate at Sidley & Austin, one of Chicago's most prominent firms. The summer of 1989 Michelle became the advisor of, a first-year law student from Harvard, Barack Obama. Michelle and Barack got married on October 3, 1992 at Trinity United Church of Christ. Michelle then went on to work at the University of Chicago. On July 4, 1998 Michelle gave birth to their first daughter Malia Ann Obama. On June 10, 2001 Michelle had their second daughter Natasha (Sasha) Obama. In late 2006 Barack told Michelle's brother Craig that he was planning a presidential race. Michelle was a huge part of Barack's campaign. On January 29, 2009 Barack Obama was sworn in as the President of the United States.

This book should be adapted because it is about a powerful woman who has done so much for this Country and the world. A woman who grew up on the South Side of Chicago who accomplished so much and is an amazing role model to everyone. A women who never gave up what she believed in, even when she was told it wouldn't happen. It doesn't really touch on specific women's issues but it does touch a little on segregation issues.

“Detailed and absorbing. . . . [B]ring[s] a storied public figure to life.” —The Washington Post

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“A deeply informed portrait of the first lady and her native Chicago. . . . Her larger story, told so powerfully in Slevin’s biography, suggests she will forever be a force with which to be reckoned.”
—Chicago Tribune