Barack Obama's childhood memoir 'Dreams from My Father' was published in 1995, much before he was elected as the 44th President of the United States of America. And now, after over 25 years the book is being adapted for young readers.
'Dreams from My Father' tells about Obama's life from his early childhood to young adult years as he explores the true meaning of identity and belonging. The book's blurb reads: The son of a black African father and a white American mother, President Obama recounts an emotional odyssey. He retraces the migration of his mother's family from Kansas to Hawaii, then to his childhood home in Indonesia. Finally he travels to Kenya, where he confronts the bitter truth of his father's life and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.
The young readers edition was announced by Random House Children's Books on July 14. It will feature a new introduction by Obama and his family tree.
"The young man you meet in these pages is flawed and full of yearning, asking questions of himself and the world around him, learning as he goes... I know now, of course, that this was just the beginning for him. If you're lucky, life provides you with a good long arc," Obama writes, reports AP.
'Dreams from My Father' has been translated to over 40 languages and it has sold roughly 7 million copies worldwide. The YA edition is expected to be out this October.
Earlier this year, Obama's wife and former first lady of the US, Michelle Obama also released a YA edition of her memoir 'Becoming'.
