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Author
Series
Young Amelia Bedelia (Picture books) volume 5
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When Amelia Bedelia runs into her principal, Mr. K., and plants the idea that students should vote on the rules, he decides that her class should be the first to come up with new ideas for running the school.
Author
Series
Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 5
Language
English
Description
Kitty decides to run for President of the Neighborhood Cat Association.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Election season is here and Monster is ready to vote! But why cast your ballot when you can run for president instead? With speeches, debates, and a soapbox or two, Monster's newest tale is a campaign encouraging kids to take a stand and fight for what they believe in"--
Author
Series
Jacob Wonderbar volume 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grader Jacob Wonderbar is nominated for President of the Universe, he and his best friends Sarah Daisy and Dexter take off for outer space to campaign, and in the process suffer kidnappings, space monkeys, dirty politics, and threats to blow up the Earth.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
When Samantha, the seventeen-year-old daugher of a wealthy, perfectionistic, Republican state senator, falls in love with the boy next door, whose family is large, boisterous, and just making ends meet, she discovers a different way to live, but when her mother is involved in a hit-and-run accident Sam must make some difficult choices.
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
Language
English
Description
How does pop culture not only reflect but influence political culture? In this edition of Moyers & Company, historian and culture critic Neal Gabler joins Bill Moyers to discuss how representations of heroism in movies shape our expectations of a U.S. president, and how our real-world candidates are packaged into superficial, two-dimensional personas designed to appeal to both the electorate and the media. And, in a new broadcast essay, Moyers weighs...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
At the end of fifth grade, Fara decides to wear mismatched socks as a statement of individuality, but once middle school starts and she wants to be known for her ideas rather than her clothing, she feels burdened by an image that she no longer wants.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After her mother dies, sixteen-year-old Kate Quinn meets the father she did not know she had, joins his presidential campaign, falls for a rebellious boy, and when what she truly believes flies in the face of the campaign's talking points, Kate must decide what is best.
Author
Series
Poplar kids volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Clover O'Reilly, who struggles to be heard in her large family, and comedy magician Mike the Unusual, who only feels confident onstage, compete to become Poplar Middle School's seventh-grade class president.
16) Class act
Author
Series
Jada Jones volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Jada's campaign for class representative leads to rumors about her fear of public speaking, the pressure to make promises she cannot keep, and conflict between friends.
Author
Series
Kevin Spencer books volume 4
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Kevin impetuously announces that he will run for student body president, mainly to impress his girlfriend Tina, but soon gets excited about making a positive difference in his school and community.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Following a colorful cast of Washington D.C. characters--a pollster with a gambling habit, an oil heiress with a big heart, a cowboy lobbyist and a Trump-loving Republican kingmaker--the author investigates how Washington works and how different kinds of people try to make it work for them"--
20) Hero
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Zach learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Zach must decide whether to use his powers in the same way at the risk of his own life.
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