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Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice

The book expands on Obama's experiences as the first African American First Lady of the United States of America

The book begins with Obama's early life, where she shared a bedroom with her brother, Craig. They, her parents - Fraser and , Marian Robinson, her brother and herself, resided in an upstairs apartment.

The book shares Obama's balance between her work life, her family values and marital commitments.

Goodreads gave the book 4.56 out of 5 stars. The book was given over 42,000 ratings and over 40,000 reviews.

Hannah Giogris, a writer from The Atlantic, used to words "refreshing" and "striking" to describe the book.

Synopsis[ edit][ edit]
The book's 24 chapters (plus a preface and epilogue) are divided into three sections: Becoming Me, Becoming Us, and Becoming More. Becoming Me traces Obama's early life growing up on the South Side of Chicago '''with her parents - Fraser and Marian Robinson in an upstairs apartment. There, Obama and her brother, Craig, shared a bedroom. The book continues through''' her education at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, to her early career as a lawyer at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met Barack Obama. Becoming Us departs from the beginning of their romantic relationship and follows their marriage, the beginning of his political career in the Illinois State Senate. The book shares Obama's balance between her position as the first African American First Lady of the United States of America, her motherly duties, and marital commitments . The section ends with election night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected President of the United States'''. Becoming More takes the readers through Barack Obama's presidency, Michelle Obama's focus on her Let's Move campaign, and her role of "head mom in chief" to her two daughters - Malia and Sasha Obama, along with the other aspects of the Obama's life as first family.'''

Reception[ edit][ edit]
The review aggregator website Book Marks reported that 18% of critics gave the book a "rave" review, whilst 73% of the critics expressed "positive" impressions, based on a sample of 22 reviews. It was an Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection. The book was given over 42,000 ratings and over 40,000 reviews on Goodreads and received 4.56 out of 5 stars .  Hannah Giogris, a writer from The Atlantic, used to words "refreshing" and "striking" to describe the book .