{"product_id":"9780312586393","title":"Yes We Can : A Biography of President Barack Obama","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eYes We Can\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Garen Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe great American leader uses his voice to change history, alter politics, and bring hope of a brighter future to generations to come. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in the U.S.A., the son of an African father and an American mother, a boy who spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, Barack Obama is truly a citizen of the world. In kindergarten, he wrote an essay titled, \"I Want to Become President,\" and now, with his fierce optimism, exuberant sense of purpose and determination, and above all, his belief that change \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e happen, Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, has made that dream come true. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eYes We Can\u003c\/i\u003e, Garen Thomas takes us through the life of Barack Obama, from his struggle to fit in with his classmates, and concern about not knowing his biological father, through his term as an Illinois senator, and the long campaign for president, to his historic victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Obama-friendly biography was first published in June and has been updated with 32 additional pages on his historic campaign and election...it's a useful, clearly written summary of an amazing story, both personally and politically. Garen Thomas, a children's book editor and author has done an admirable job…” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A smoothly written account of the candidate's life.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thomas's clear prose will help students learn more about the first African American to gain a major party nomination for the presidency.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] adulatory profile of the presidential candidate's meteoric rise.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312586393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Feiwel \u0026 Friends","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595041353934,"sku":"9780312586393","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d78fa97d-1146-4b00-8a6d-4e336a94289e.jpg?v=1637823329","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312586393","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}