I'm not sure when I found out exactly that Michelle Obama was releasing a new book, but I knew immediately I had to have it. Until the Obamas were in office, I had no personal connection to politics. I didn't care much... I didn't even feel like it really affected my life. But that night in November 2008, something definitely changed and it was magical. Fourteen year-old me felt it when we cast our mock-ballots at school, when the real results came in that night, and especially when I was watching the inaugural balls on television, and saw Michelle looking absolutely stunning in her white, flower-covered dress. I knew the struggle of my ancestors, and it wasn't beyond me how significant this moment was, an indicator of how far we'd come and evidence of the idea that I really could do whatever I wanted in life. Non-fiction is not necessarily my genre of choice, but this memoir was amazing. I truly feel that Michelle bared her heart with candid honesty that I ver...