03109cam a2200481 4500 464427755 TxAuBib 20200101120000.0 080402s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008014071 9780061697012 trade bdg. 006169701X trade bdg. 9780061697005 pbk bdg. 0061697001 pbk bdg. (OCoLC)220858751 DLC DLC IG# BAKER BTCTA YDXCP JED NBO XY4 CQU DLC TxAuBib Thomson, Sarah L. Obama : a promise of change / David Mendell ; adaptation by Sarah L. Thomson. Promise of change. 1st ed. New York : Amistad/Collins, 2008. x, 182 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Adapted from Obama : from promise to power by David Mendell. Includes bibliographical references. Got some game -- Dreams from his mother -- "Just call me Barry" -- The mainland -- The organizer -- Harvard -- Sweet home Chicago -- Politics -- The legislator -- The candidate -- The consultant -- The race factor -- The small screen -- A victory -- The Ryan files -- The speech -- Back to Illinois -- The senator -- South Africa -- Nairobi -- Siaya : a father's home -- LeBron revisited. Biography of Barack Obama, from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia to his presidential campaign. Barack Obama captured America's attention when he delivered his renowned keynote address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Since then, he has come to represent unity among people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Follow the story of a boy named Barry, from his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia to his time at Occidental College studying Nietzsche. Obama's desire to make the world better prompted him to become a community organizer in Chicago, attend Harvard Law School, and eventually set his sights on a U.S. senatorial seat. By encouraging his many followers to believe in America's great promise, Obama has become a symbol of hope and change. 20200101. Obama, Barack Juvenile literature. Obama, Barack. United States Congress Senate Biography Juvenile literature. United States Congress Senate Biography. African American legislators Biography Juvenile literature. African American legislators Biography. Legislators United States Biography Juvenile literature. Legislators United States Biography. Presidential candidates United States Biography Juvenile literature. Presidential candidates United States Biography. Racially mixed people United States Biography Juvenile literature. Racially mixed people United States Biography. Mendell, David. Obama. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008014071.html Table of contents only