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Author
Series
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Part of a four-book series celebrating women in Congress, this biography of the Massachusetts Senator with presidential aspirations describes her humble childhood in Oklahoma, becoming a very popular professor at Harvard Law, and her championing for rights of lower-income families.
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Iraq War veteran traces her impoverished childhood, her decision to join the Army, the months spent recovering from the RPG attack that shot down her helicopter and nearly took her life, and her subsequent mission of serving in elected office.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of American senator Robert Kennedy, discussing his family background and the public and private forces and events that shaped him. Covers such topics as his marriage and ten children; his climb up the political ladder; his brother's assassination; and his own death.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A celebratory biography of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (aka "AOC"), the youngest congresswoman in United States history, detailing not only her life but the movement she has energized.
Born in the Bronx and raised in the suburbs of Westchester County, New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez witnessed firsthand how a person's zip code can shape their destiny. That early exposure to income inequality fueled a passion for change that, in turn, led her to take...
14) John Glenn
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this narrative biography of Senator Tammy Duckworth, an Army veteran and the first woman with a disability to serve in the House and Senate, children will be riveted by her tireless determination to keep going against staggering odds"-- Provided by publisher.
19) Persist
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The influential senator and former presidential candidate, in this deeply personal book and a powerful call to action, writes about six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate and revelatory memoir-on personal challenges, political turmoil, and the state of American democracy-from one of the most effective voices in politics, Amy Klobuchar. During the past few years, as our country has faced unprecedented challenges, Senator Klobuchar has been in the room where it happens-on the Senate floor for critical votes during the pandemic, at the debate podium during one of the most critical presidential elections in...
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