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Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers

by Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama's story of growing up on the South Side of Chicago, finding her voice, and becoming First Lady — adapted for young readers.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Michelle Obama’s worldwide bestselling memoir, Becoming, is now adapted for young readers. Michelle Robinson was born on the South Side of Chicago. From her modest beginnings, she would become Michelle Obama, the inspiring and powerful First Lady of the United States, when her husband, Barack Obama, was elected the forty-fourth president. They would be the first Black First Family in the White House and serve the country for two terms. Growing up, Michelle and her older brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family’s upstairs apartment in her great-aunt’s hous

ForAll agesGenreMemoirLength352 pagesRead time~9 hours

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No violence

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No profanity

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No sexual content

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No substance use

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Themes of ambition, identity, and the power of education and community

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The young readers' adaptation of Michelle Obama's memoir. Content is softened from the adult edition to be appropriate for middle-grade readers. Inspirational and appropriate for all ages.

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Inspirational memoir

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