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Oprah Winfrey (Rookie Biographies) [Paperback]

Wil Mara (Author)
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Presents a brief look at the life of Oprah Winfrey

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  • Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  • Paperback: 31 pages
  • Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (September 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0516258192
  • ISBN-13: 978-0516258195
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.4 x 0.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Wil Mara, a lifelong fan of the National Football League, is the author of more than seventy-five books. He has written both fiction and nonfiction, for both children and adults. Aside from his "NFL novels," he also wrote the 2005 disaster thriller Wave, which won the 2005 New Jersey Notable Book Award.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars OPRAH!...OPRAH!...OPRAH!, December 14, 2006
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WOW! Is just about all you can say when you read about great success story on an extraordinary person such as Oprah Winfrey. Shes talented, rich, and beautiful. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 23, 1954 to Vernon Winfrey and Vernita Lee. Oprah lived with her grandmother Hattie Mae Lee on a farm for several years while he mother worked in Milwaukee. Soon after her mother had a second child she moved with them. While living with her mom Oprah went through so much. When she was nine years old she was raped by her moms older cousin and molested by several of her moms guy friends. Soon Oprah moved with her dad and his wife. She was so smart that she skipped to the first grade while in kindergarten by her request but was then sent to the second. After a couple more years she moved back with her mother which wasnt a good move. Oprah got into a private school by scholarship but was intimidated by her white friends. She wanted clothes that her mother couldnt afford and had low self esteem. Soon she moved back with her dad. She soon got a job at a local radio station while in high school and from there took her route to fame. After graduating she still had the job but from there went to a news station and from there went to a talk show named A.M. Chicago but from their soon turned to be hers elf titled show The Oprah Winfrey Show. I highly recommend this book to any age. This book is so wonderful, it gives you inspiration, Oprah is a one of a kind, and its a great success story.

One of the reasons this book is so wonderful is because it gives you inspiration. It gives you inspiration because it lets you know that you can do anything if you put your mind to it. Oprah really didnt grow up rich or anything; she had to do it on her own. She started off by requested that she should be in a higher class and be more challenged. Also she had low self esteem, one reason because she was raped and molested multiple times and blamed herself. Another reason is because she is black. Back then it was hard for a black person but she made it around that and did what she had to do to fulfill her dream as a talk show host because she loved talking to people and helping them out.


I also recommend this book because Oprah Winfrey is one of a kind. Theres no one like her. She went from having no self esteem what so ever, but still opened up to national television. Instead of letting those many obstacles that she faced push her down, she used them to help her try harder. She didnt say oh well and settle for anything, she did what she liked to do, but did it until she could really call a dream come true. Which is know why she owns her own self titled show, a production company called Harpo, which is her name spelled backwards, and have did many successful movies.

This book is great success story because of all the previous reasons. Oprah Winfrey is a one of the successful people youd meet. Oprah would give you all the inspiration youd want. Also she has faced so many things in her lifetime and has managed to overcome them all,

Since Oprah is an amazing person who has done so much good things with her life you can sit there in aww. Oprah did what so many people wish they could. Now she can look back and WOW, this is me me.Oprah. Once again I highly recommend this book to all ages because its a great success story, it gives you inspiration, and its a great success!
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