Oprah Winfrey (Biography (a & E)) (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822550008
• ISBN-13: 978-0822550006
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #769,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Oprah Biography, June 23, 2008

By	Rebecca Johnson "SeasonedwithLove.com" (Washington State) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

I've read quite a few Oprah Biographies and this is one of my favorites. It focuses on all the main events that made Oprah who she is today and gives interesting details about her childhood. I especially enjoyed reading about how she spoke in churches at a very young age and how she managed to convince her mother to buy her new glasses. He antics were quite humorous and definitely got her mom's attention.

As you read this book you can truly get a sense of what it was like for Oprah to make it through a difficult childhood. In a way she was given ever-increasing challenges to develop her character as an adult. At one point she had to take three buses just to get to school.

This book also explains how she met her lifelong friend Gayle King and it addresses her struggle with her weight. What is amazing is how Oprah dreamed her life into existence. When she decided she wanted to be an actress doors opened for her in unique ways. She took all the right jobs and lived her life with passion. This book shows a side of Oprah that we can all truly admire.

~The Rebecca Review

10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!, April 19, 2006

By	Idorunrun (OKC,OK USA) - See all my reviews

You will never believe everything this woman has went through. After reading this you will have so much respect for Oprah. This is a wonderful book, that is interesting. After reading this I sat there and thought what a courageous woman she is. She went through alot as a child but this book tells the message that no matter what had happenes today there is still tomorrow and that yesterday was the past.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for research., February 16, 2009

By	L. Johnson "Mazzie Mae" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I wrote a college paper on Oprah and this book really helped me get an A.