Master of His Fate: Roosevelt's Rise from Polio to the Presidency

Master of His Fate by James Tobin is an inspiring middle-grade biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with...
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Author: James Tobin
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Master of His Fate: Roosevelt's Rise from Polio to the Presidency by Tobin, James

Master of His Fate: Roosevelt's Rise from Polio to the Presidency

¥5,587

Master of His Fate: Roosevelt's Rise from Polio to the Presidency

¥5,587
Author: James Tobin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Master of His Fate by James Tobin is an inspiring middle-grade biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, with a focus on his battle with polio and how his disease set him on the course to become president.

In 1921, FDR contracted polio. Just as he began to set his sights on the New York governorship--and, with great hope, the presidency--FDR became paralyzed from the waist down. FDR faced a radical choice: give up politics or reenter the arena with a disability, something never seen before. With the help of Eleanor and close friends, Roosevelt made valiant strides toward rehabilitation and became even more focused on becoming president, proving that misfortune sometimes turns out to be a portal to unexpected opportunities and rewards--even to greatness.

This groundbreaking political biography richly weaves together medicine, disability narratives, and presidential history.

Christy Ottaviano Books

Author: James Tobin
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Published: 03/23/2021
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781627795203
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2021
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2021
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 93
Booklist 02/15/2021 pg. 37

About the Author
James Tobin is an award-winning biographer and the author of the adult book The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the Presidency, as well as the children's books The Very Inappropriate Word and Sue MacDonald Had a Book. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography for Ernie Pyle's War and the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award for To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight. He teaches narrative nonfiction in the department of media, journalism, and film at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

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