Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Delacorte Press, 2021.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xi, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
910L
Rating:
910L
Status:
Description
Now adapted for young adults, the #1 New York times best-selling memoir offers an intimate look at Barack Obama's early days, tracing the future 44th president's odyssey through family, race, and identity.
The son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. Obama retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. -- adapted from jacket
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Location
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Ivoryton Young Adult Nonfiction
YA B OBAMA
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Madison/Scranton Teen Biographies
TB OBAMA O
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New London Young Adult
YA B OBAMA
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Old Saybrook/Acton YA Non-Fiction
YAB OBAMA OBAMA
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Wallingford Young Adult Biography
YA B OBAMA BARACK OB
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Multiracial people -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Multiracial people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Multiracial people -- United States -- Biography.
Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature.
Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Multiracial people -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Multiracial people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Multiracial people -- United States -- Biography.
Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature.
Obama, Barack -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Racism -- United States.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780385738729, 0385738722, 9780385907446, 0385907443
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.1, 26 Points
Level 7.1, 26 Points
Lexile measure:
910
Notes
General Note
"Adapted for young adults"--Cover
General Note
Young adult adaptation of: Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance / by Barack Obama. Originally published: New York : Times Books, c1995.
Description
Now adapted for young adults, the #1 New York times best-selling memoir offers an intimate look at Barack Obama's early days, tracing the future 44th president's odyssey through family, race, and identity.
Description
The son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. Obama retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. -- adapted from jacket
Target Audience
910L,Lexile
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Obama, B. (2021). Dreams from my father: a story of race and inheritance. First edition. Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack. 2021. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack, Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Delacorte Press, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack. Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. First edition. Delacorte Press, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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