Obama: A Promise of Change
Publisher
Amistad / Collins
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780060858209
Pages
406 pages
Genre
biography
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
A journalist who has covered the senator and presidential candidate since his campaign for the Senate offers a portrait that features his childhood and youth in Hawaii and his embrace of seemingly ruthless campaign tactics.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Single parent; Multiracial; Race discrimination; single mother; multiracial family; racism
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,2009
National Council for Social Studies
Keywords
presidental biography; democrat; politics; Senate
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Mendell, David and Thomson, Sarah L., "Obama: A Promise of Change" (2008). Diverse Families. 988.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/988