{"product_id":"yes-we-can-garen-thomas-9780312586393","title":"Yes We Can","description":"\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garen Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312586396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312586393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e123751 \/ Yes We Can: A Biography of Barack Obama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009 pg. 128","brand":"Garen Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987286360319,"sku":"9780312586393","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83d58e32-8779-4767-944a-92a9a3029ad1.jpg?v=1683288076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yes-we-can-garen-thomas-9780312586393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}