Barack Obama (Presidents of the U.S.A.)

This biography of Barack Obama, the forty-fourth president of the United States, is written for middle grade readers and explores his multicultural childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his education at Columbia and Harvard Law School, and the influence of his father in his life. The book covers his early career as a community organizer, his work as a state senator, and his connection to civil rights before launching his historic presidential campaign. It details the long campaign trail that led to his election as the first African American president of the United States.