Oprah winfrey childrens biography of abraham

  • This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great―the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves.
  • "I knew him when I was a kid," Abraham said.
  • The Covenant of Water is the long-awaited new novel by Abraham Verghese, the author of the major word-of-mouth bestseller Cutting for Stone, which has sold over.

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    Chapter Twenty-one



    "Hey, Oprah, you want to meet the remarkable Mr. Woo?" Giselle asked as an afterthought, sticking her head back into the interior of the car. The dome light was on. She knew it was a dumb question but used it as an excuse to get another look at Oprah now that they'd gotten to know each other a little better and the light was on.

    "That's probably not a good idea," Abraham said.

    Oprah turned her hands palms up on the lynx jacket in her lap, shrugged, screwed up her mouth and opened her amazing eyes imperceptibly wider as if to say yeah, sure, absolutely, she'd love to, but the universe was conspiring against her, so, unfortunately, no, she was going to have to pass. Wow, were her eyes expressive.

    "Yeah, right," Giselle said to Abraham out the side of her mouth. "Silly me. We haven't done anything wrong, exactly, there's only that one tiny little road block."
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    I am Oprah Winfrey

    October 7, 2021
    Part of the Ordinary People Change the World series, this biography focuses on the ubiquitous and inspiring Oprah Winfrey. Although the book covers her formative years and her early challenges including poverty, the author carefully acknowledges the support she found in her grandmother and fourth grade teacher as well as how she somehow managed to find the light even during her dark moments. An avid reader, Oprah also gained confidence from public speaking, eventually becoming a broadcaster. But she empathized too strongly with some of the individuals whose stories were being told and lost her job due to those connections. But sometimes good things come from disappointments, and she landed a spot as a talk show host where her ability to understand others and their pain made her show relatable. Oprah's eventual empire was born there, and she branched out into many directions, always trying to be true to herself and being willing to extend a hand to

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    Covenant of Water

    OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
    SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY
    ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023
    WINNER OF THE VIKING AWARD FOR FICTION WITH A SENSE OF PLACE

    'One of the best books I've read in my entire life. It's epic. It's transportive . . . It was unputdownable!'     Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com

    Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern India that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning - and in Kerala, water is everywhere.

    At the turn of the century a twelve-year-old girl, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time. From this poignant beginning, the young girl and future matriarch - known as Big Ammachi - will witness unthinkable changes at home and at large over the span of her extraordinar