The Truths we Hold : : an American Journey Young Readers Edition

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Call Number: Y 921 Harris, Kamala, Kids Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Political Figures / Harris, Kamala
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y 921 Harris, Kamala	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Political Figures / Harris, Kamala	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"First published in the United States of America by Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019."--Title page verso.
The autobiographical memoir of the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose.

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Eh. Maybe the Adult Version is Better. submitted by legalmama on August 9, 2019, 9:06am First caveat: I did not realize this was the young reader's edition when I picked it up off the Express Shelf (despite the fact that it says so on the front cover). It's totally possible that the full length memoir is more nuanced, more revealing, more interesting. This review only covers the young reader's edition.

The young reader's edition is only so-so. It was good enough to read the whole thing, not good enough to recommend. What is largely missing is the warmth and sharing that Harris exudes in the media. Instead, the book reads almost like an encyclopedia in that it is more a recital of the facts -- key events that took place during her childhood, with very little revelation of how she thinks. It's ok as a youth history book, but does not really help you understand her.