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Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A reference for teen students provides information about the past, present, and future of American elections.
An in-depth introduction to the American election cycle. Fleischer explains the past, present, and future of American elections; how the election process actually works and why it matters; and how young people can become involved-- not just this year, but for years to come.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mama Bear runs for mayor on a platform that resolves to fix roads, clean trash, and replace broken streetlights, her campaign is compromised by Bear County voters who argue that she cannot fulfill her promises.
Author
Series
Sona Sharma volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Sona's class is excited when Miss Rao announces that there will be an election for class leader. But when Pradeep, who is always boasting, says he would be the best choice, Sona knows she doesn't want him to win. So Sona stands up and volunteers to be a candidate, too! Strangely, her best friends, Joy and Renu, don't seem happy about it--in fact, they stop talking to Sona altogether. When it turns out that Joy also wants to run for class leader,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's a special week at Treetop Elementary because it's time to choose a class president! Eva is excited because she loves to make choices and vote for things! But when Sue announces she's running for president, no one else steps up to run against her. So Eva makes a quick game-time decision to run for president herself! Who will win the big vote to become president of the class?
Author
Series
President series volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
To gain leadership skills needed to run a cupcake-baking empire when she grows up, Brianna runs for president of the fifth grade--expecting little competition--until a new girl enters the race.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
Formats
Description
The early death of a small town councilman reveals deep-rooted conflicts in the seemingly idyllic community of Pagford, which rapidly deteriorates in the face of cultural disputes, generation clashes, and a volatile election.
10) Vote for me!
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A satire of American politics finds a donkey and an elephant resorting to just about anything to garner votes, and after all the mud-slinging is done and the votes are tallied, they are both quite surprised by the results.
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 30
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Heidi's class needs a new president, Heidi throws her witch's hat into the ring! Now there are so many things Heidi needs to do to prepare for the election. She has to make posters. She has to give a speech. And hopefully along the way she will figure out what being class president really means. Does Heidi have the magic it takes to win the vote?"--
14) The campaign
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Maddie runs her babysitter Janet's campaign to become mayor of their city and protect arts funding.
15) Pacmen
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
PACMEN is the first film to document the inside workings of a Super-PAC, taking us behind the scenes to answer one of the lingering questions of America's strangest election...why did Ben Carson run for president? This observational documentary follows the men behind the Super-PACs that drafted Dr Carson to run.
16) Vote 4 Amelia
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Amelia records her thoughts and feelings about running for school secretary.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
What can 1868 teach us about 2020? Going to the Devil: The Impeachment of 1868, the first-time-ever original narrative documentary from The Great Courses, is a unique retelling of the turbulent events leading up to and through the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. With back-stabbings, acts of violence, and a cult of personalities, experience the history of this case unfolding like fiction.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how the president of the United States, Senators and members of the House of Representatives, and state and local officials are elected, and explains the importance of voting.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The startling inside story of Donald Trump's first two years, viewed from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle jockeyed for advantage as American politics reached a fevered pitch. Taking readers into secret strategy calls and closed-door meetings from the House to the White House, Politico Playbook writers Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer trace the strategy and the impulsiveness, the dealmaking and the backstabbing, in a blow-by-blow...
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