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1) Becoming
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
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#ReadInColor: Black Authors
#ReadInColor: Black Memiors/Biographies
NYT - Paperback Nonfiction
Oprah's Book Club
#ReadInColor: Black Memiors/Biographies
NYT - Paperback Nonfiction
Oprah's Book Club
Description
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The intimate and startlingly candid memoir from one of America's most beloved and private first ladies. In a captivating and compelling voice that ranks with many of our greatest memoirists, Laura Bush tells the story of her unique journey from dusty Midland, Texas, to the world stage and the White House. Her compassion her, sense of humor, her grace, and her uncommon willingness to bare her heart make Laura Bush's story deeply revelatory, beautifully...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Abigail Adams lived through the Revolutionary War and became the First Lady of the second president of the United States. Though women of her time could not vote, govern, or own property, Abigail believed that women should not be ruled by laws they did not make. Although she did not see these rights come to women, she never gave up talking, writing, and perhaps most important, believing that women were equal to men. Her courage and strength enabled...
6) Barbara Bush
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This title focuses on Barbara Bush and gives information related to her early life, time as a leader, first lady, and her legacy."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Former First Lady Michelle Obama is a lawyer, a best-selling author, and a powerful advocate for equal rights. From Chicago to Harvard, the White House and beyond, follow Obama's trailblazing and inspiring journey"--Provided by the publisher.
11) First ladies
Author
Publisher
DK
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Profiles and photographs reveal the impact that the presidents' wives had on the suffrage movement, prohibition, civil rights, equality, and war and peace.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award-winner Kathleen Krull is an expert at bringing history to life in her engaging titles and series, including Women Who Broke the Rules, Lives of . . . , Giants of Science, and A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights. This time, she introduces readers to the women of the White House in A Kid's Guide to America's First Ladies! The book includes a section introducing kids to Melania Trump.
Find out what our country's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23.
Language
Español
Description
A biography of the First Lady who, despite her shyness, followed her conscience and devoted her life to helping others and working for peace.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about the wife of the sixteenth president of the United States, discussing her upbringing, marriage, and the tragedies that marred her life.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A book that explores the seemingly magical world of Jackie Onassis' youth, her fairy-tale marriage to a wealthy and handsome senator and presidential candidate and her astonishing transformation into a deft political wife and unique first lady also explores what the author asserts was Jackie's 31-year struggle with PTSD after the assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy.
20) Melania Trump
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Melania Trump. Readers learn about Trump's early life, her careers as an international supermodel and jewelry designer, and her inclusion and anti-bullying initiatives as First Lady of the United States. Features include a timeline, glossary, fun facts, online resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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