TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomson,Sarah L.
AU  - Mendell,David
TI  - Obama: a promise of change 
SN  - 9780061697012 (trade bdg.)
AV  - E901  .O23 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Amistad/Collins
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Obama, Barack.
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Senate
KW  - Biography
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - African American legislators
KW  - Legislators
KW  - Presidential candidates
KW  - Multiracial people
KW  - African Americans
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008014071.html
ER  -