Kamala Harris Accepts Democratic Vice Presidential Nomination!

By Caroline O'Connor | August 21 2020 | GeneralChildren'sAllAdultsBlog

Harris, the junior U.S. Senator from California, is the author of one adult and two young readers books published by Penguin imprints in English, and, the latter in Spanish, print editions, and in e- and audio book formats.

THE TRUTHS WE HOLD: An American Journey is an empowering memoir in which the author shares the values and inspirations that guided her life, and led her to discover her own sense of self and purpose. Published by Penguin Press in hardcover and e-book on January 8, 2019, it debuted as a New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller at number four, and was on the list for five weeks.

Philomel Books published Senator Harris’ picture book, Superheroes Are Everywhere, in English in January 2019, and as Los Superhéroes están en Todas Partes in May of that year. Presenting stories of the author’s family, friends, and public figures who inspired her throughout her life, illustrated by Mechil Renee Roe, it debuted at number one on the New York Times Picture Book Bestseller list.

Philomel Books followed the picture book publication with a Young Readers edition of the Harris memoir, The Truths We Hold, in May 2019 in English, followed by the Spanish version — Las verdades que sostenemos — this January.

 

The Truths We Hold
An American Journey (Young Readers Edition)
978-0-593-11317-2
VP nominee Kamala Harris shares the values and inspirations that guided her life in this young readers adaptation of her memoir.
$10.99 US
Oct 13, 2020
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
304 Pages
Penguin Books
Age 12 and up

The Truths We Hold
An American Journey
978-0-525-56073-9
From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the country.
$18.00 US
Aug 04, 2020
5-1/2 x 8-7/16
Paperback
336 Pages
Penguin Books

Las verdades que sostenemos
(Edición para lectores jóvenes)
978-0-593-11335-6
Now adapted for young readers, Senator Kamala Harris's empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life. Also available in Spanish!
$10.99 US
Jan 07, 2020
5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Paperback
336 Pages
Philomel Books
Age 12 and up

Los Superhéroes están en Todas Partes
978-0-593-11332-5
Antes de que Kamala Harris se convirtiera en abogada, senadora y vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, fue una niña a la que le encantaban los superhéroes. Y cuando los buscaba a su alrededor, ¡se sorprendía al encontrarlos en todas partes! Los había en su familia, entre sus amigos, incluso en su misma calle; los superhéroes estaban dondequiera que ella miraba. Y esos superhéroes le enseñaron que todo lo que se necesita para ser un superhéroe es dar lo mejor de ti. En esta motivadora y expresiva memoria, que va directa al corazón de los niños, Kamala Harris lleva a los lectores a través de su vida, y les muestra que el poder para lograr un mundo mejor está dentro de cada uno de nosotros.
$17.99 US
May 07, 2019
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Philomel Books
Age 3-7 years

Superheroes Are Everywhere
978-1-9848-3749-3
From Senator Kamala Harris comes a picture book with an empowering message: Superheroes are all around us--and if we try, we can all be heroes too.
$17.99 US
Jan 08, 2019
8-1/2 x 11
Hardcover
40 Pages
Philomel Books
Age 3-7 years

Promises to Keep
978-0-8129-7621-2
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • President Joe Biden, the author of Promise Me, Dad, tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama’s beloved, influential vice president.   “I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling.”—Joe Biden  Joe Biden has both witnessed and participated in a momentous epoch of American history. In Promises to Keep, Joe Biden reveals what these experiences taught him about himself, his colleagues, and the institutions of government. With his customary candor and wit, Biden movingly recounts growing up in a staunchly Catholic multigenerational household in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware; overcoming personal tragedy, life-threatening illness, and career setbacks; his relationships with presidents, with world leaders, and with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; and his leadership of powerful Senate committees.Through these and other recollections, Biden shows us how the guiding principles he learned early in life—to work to make people’s lives better; to honor family and faith; to value persistence, candor, and honesty—are the foundation on which he has based his life’s work as husband, father, and public servant. Promises to Keep is an intimate series of reflections from a public servant who surmounted numerous challenges to become one of our most effective leaders and who refuses to be cynical about politics. It is also a stirring testament to the promise of the United States.Praise for Promises to Keep“A ripping good read . . . Biden is a master storyteller and has stories worth telling.”—The Christian Science Monitor “A compelling personal story.”—The New York Times“Moving . . . [Biden’s] response to tragedy and near death [is] both admirable and likable.”—Salon
$18.00 US
Aug 25, 2008
5-3/16 x 8
Paperback
400 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks