Oprah Winfrey

USA TODAY Lifeline Biographies

by Katherine E. Krohn

Chronicles the life of the entertainer and businesswoman from her difficult childhood through the success of her television talk show and book club.

Lerner Publications and the A&E Television Networks have teamed up to create Biography for young readers. With highly accessible text and engaging photographs, this engrossing collection offers in-depth profiles of some of the world's most interesting figures.

Genres: Biography

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Katherine Elizabeth Krohn is an American author.
Born in Bitburg, Germany to American-born parents. Krohn is a prolific writer of books for children and young adults. Writing for young reader's series such as USA Today Lifeline Biographies and A&E Biography (published by Lerner Publishing Group), her works include many well-reviewed titles, such as the Carter G. Woodson Honor Book Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song, and the Oregon Book Award contender Women of the Wild West. In recent years, Krohn ventured from the biographical format to create graphic science and graphic history titles for Capstone Press and Gale Cengage Learning. She has authored metaphysical titles about fortune-telling and ghosts, fiction, and books about contemporary social issues.
Krohn lives in Eugene, Oregon.

Reviews

[Jason Iyasara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing!

[Alec · Rating 3 out of 5]

its about the life of Oprah Winfrey. and it tells facts like when she was a kid her mom did not live with her and her dad because she lived with her dad. And when she was fifteen years old she was a talk show host. And it talks about her own show and other stuff.

[Praveena · Rating 3 out of 5]

a book that tells about her life story. her life story has really inspired me much. she loves reading and it‘s stated it could make her lose herself in other world and forget her troubles for a while, honestly thats why i love reading too.

[Adrienna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick and easy read, finished within a hour or less.

[China Patton4 · Rating 5 out of 5]

THE LIFE OF A LEGEND!

[Sheila Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is about her life she is a wonderful lady and will become a person that nobody will never forget.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I read the whole thing in ONE DAY! This book is an easy read that is so interesting. Oprah slays life and I never thought much about her until I read this book. Read this book!