Hillary Rodham Clinton (Biography) [Paperback]

JoAnn Bren Guernsey (Author), Margaret J. Goldstein (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-9 -A fine portrait of the former First Lady and current senator from New York. The text covers Clinton's many achievements, from her efforts to reform health care to writing books to working as a successful lawyer. Guernsey does not shy away from the controversial aspects of her subject's story, from her husband's impeachment trial to Clinton's "imaginary conversations" with Eleanor Roosevelt. The text also enumerates the criticism she has received, but balances it with plenty of positive comments. Average-quality, black-and-white and full-color photographs and a clean design round out this solid biography.-Kristen Oravec, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Strongsville, OH
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From Booklist

Gr. 5-8. Guernsey first wrote about Clinton in a biography subtitled A New Kind of First Lady, published by Lerner in 1993. Clearly a lot has happened since then. The book starts off traditionally with Clinton's birth and childhood. Familiar anecdotes seed the pages, but Guernsey does not shy away from the tumult that marked Bill Clinton's second term. Clinton, clearly the heroine of her story, comes across as a bright, strong-willed woman, a fast learner who has deeply held beliefs and acts on them. Her many detractors will probably grumble that this book is too laudatory; although failures such as Clinton's health care proposition are covered, Guernsey focuses on his subject's successes. Lerner has teamed up with A&E's Biography television show (the exact link isn't clear) to produce this series, and perhaps that connection accounts for more varied and interesting photographs (including those of Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, and Monica Lewinsky) than are often seen in series biographies. Selected source notes, a bibliography, and a combined further reading and Web site list are appended. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: First Avenue Editions (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082259613X
• ISBN-13: 978-0822596134
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,138,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Biography used for fourth grade project, February 8, 2008

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This review is from: Hillary Rodham Clinton (Biography) (Paperback)

My daughter had to read a biography for a project in the fourth grade. We had gone to the library to check out books and had trouble finding one that was atleast 100 pages and also something she could understand. This book was exactly what she needed. She was able to read the book very quickly and write a report all on her own after reading the book. I highly recommend this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, November 29, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Hillary Rodham Clinton (Biography) (Paperback)

This book is very interesting. You learn a lot about Hillary Clinton's accomplishments. I am a 9 year old girl and thought this was a good introduction to learning about one of the Democratic candidates. I reccomend this for any kid who is intrested in politics.