Becoming: Adapted for Younger Readers: Michelle Obama

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I also loved her journey to the law firm and how she was torn between quitting to do something she loved and get paid less or keep the steady flow of money going and keep doing a job that made her miserable. It was a great read. Michelle Obama is no slouch. She grew up in a middle class family on the south side of Chicago. She was a determined student studying at Princeton and then getting her law degree from Harvard. Michelle Robinson started life sharing a bedroom with her older brother Craig, in their family's upstairs apartment in her great-aunt's house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love and energy into their children. She would go on to become Michelle Obama, the inspirational First Lady of the United States of America. Growing up, Michelle and her older brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family’s upstairs apartment in her great-aunt’s house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love and energy into their children. Michelle’s beloved dad taught his kids to work hard, keep their word, and remember to laugh. Her mom showed them how to think for themselves, use their voice, and be unafraid. I think that this book really gave me insight into what it was like in the White House. I am not an American but I have always been fascinated with American politics and it really shows the true struggles of things we think appear natural, such as speech writing and the fact that you will get slandered for saying something in your speech.

Even if we don't know the details, we[Michelle and her brother] were instructed to remember that everyone on earth was carrying around an unseen history, and that alone deserves some tolerance. Wie bereits gesagt, gleich zu Beginn des Buches hatte ich wahnsinnige Gänsehaut und das zog sich immer wieder durch das Buch, da Michelle sehr berührend schreibt und man beim Lesen immer mehr das Gefühl bekommt, sie zu kennen und eine Verbindung zu ihr aufzubauen. Sie ist so ehrlich, wie sie nur sein kann. Sie steht zu ihren Fehlern und zu ihren Meinungen - ob die nun gehört werden wollen oder nicht. Sie steht für sich selbst ein und gibt anderen Mut - ich kann mich also nur wiederholen, wie bewundernswert ich diese Frau finde.A brilliant, open, fascinating read, which I think some of our older students will thoroughly enjoy. For every door that’s been opened to me, I’ve tried to open my doors to others. Then we can begin to fear less, make fewer wrong assumptions and embrace the way we are. It's not about being perfect, but it's about allowing the power inside yourself to be known and heard, using your unique voice, willing to know and hear others. This for me, is how we become.’

Ich kann auch gar nicht sagen, wie viele Post Its ich in diesem Buch verwendet habe, um mir wichtige Stellen zu markieren - ich dachte, so könnte ich diese später noch einmal nachlesen. Aber das ganze Buch besteht aus so vielen wichtigen Situationen, die zwar Michelles Leben betreffen, aus denen aber wir Leser etwas lernen können. Alles wurde so gut erklärt, dass auch jüngere Leser ohne Probleme zu dieser Biografie greifen können - und das auch sollten. That is what a control freak learns in college, maybe above all else. There are simply other ways of being. There’s a lot I still don’t know about America, about life, about what the future might bring. But I do know myself. My father, Fraser, taught me to work hard, laugh often, and keep my word. My mother, Marian, showed me how to think for myself and to use my voice. Together, in our cramped apartment on the South Side of Chicago, they helped me see the value in our story, in my story, in the larger story of our country. Even when it’s not pretty or perfect. Even when it’s more real than you want it to be. Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.Por último, e mais importante, este livro ficou-me marcado pela resiliência e força de vontade desta mulher. A younger reader's edition of the number-one bestselling memoir by former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. With a new introduction from Mrs Obama herself* From her early years of marriage, and the struggle to balance being a working woman, a wife, and the mom of two daughters, Michelle Obama details the shift she made to political life and what her family endured as a result of her husband’s fast-moving political career and campaign for the presidency. She shares the glamour of ball gowns and world travel, and the difficulties of comforting families after tragedies. She managed to be there for her daughters’ swim competitions and attend plays at their schools without catching the spotlight, while defining and championing numerous initiatives, especially those geared toward kids, during her time as First Lady. Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success. Through our world of stories, Puffin aims to open up the world to every child. Our mission is to inspire children to feel they can be and do anything, and to create readers for life. Becoming: Adapted for Younger Readers é um livro fascinante, onde Michelle Obama partilha a sua história de vida.