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24) Abigail Adams
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Woody Holton (National Book Award finalist for Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution) reveals that American icon Abigail Adams was far wiser and wilier than previously known.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biographical tribute to the upbringing and career of Eleanor Roosevelt, who taught children in poor neighborhoods in New York City and worked as an ambassador, activist, and champion of civil rights.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama, coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from official White House photographer and New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Light, Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format for young readers."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The first definitive exploration of the role of the twenty-first century First Lady, painting a comprehensive portrait of Jill Biden and the evolution of the First Lady's role from ceremonial figurehead to political operative-from a White House correspondent for The New York Times. Since the Clinton era, tectonic shifts in media, politics, and pop culture have all redefined expectations of First Ladies, even as the boundaries set upon them have at...
Author
Series
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman who served as First Lady for the longest time, and who was the first president's wife to speak out about important issues of the day, by writing newspaper articles and books, giving radio interviews and speeches, and teaching classes.
34) First Lady
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A widowed First Lady yearning for anonymity disguises herself and embarks on a journey with a mysterious, seductive man and two orphaned girls in search of the ordinary family life they have all lacked.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the life and accomplishments of the First Lady of the United States, from her childhood in Chicago and her career as a lawyer to her marriage to Barack Obama and her initiatives in the White House.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With the war getting closer to her home with each passing day, Dolley Madison fears that the time has come to move away, but refusing to let the English destroy her portrait of George Washington, she takes it with her and saves a piece of American history in the process.
39) Michelle Obama
Author
Publisher
Motorbooks Intl
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Michelle Obama grew up on the south side of Chicago. After her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Michelle worked to better the lives of others. When she met Barack Obama, she was already a trailblazing lawyer and activist. As an advocate for women, girls and those less fortunate, she became a powerful First Lady.
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