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Author
Series
Secret adventures volume 1
Publisher
Broadman & Holman
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Drea Thomas, running against her nemesis Arlene for president of her seventh grade class, fears that she is falling into the same dishonest campaign tactics she despises in her opponent.
22) Jude
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Still reeling from his drug-dealing father's murder, moving in with the wealthy mother he never knew, and transferring to a private school, fifteen-year-old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit.
23) Yes no maybe so
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.
24) The Frandidate
Author
Series
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Determined to be elected class president, mad scientist Frannie K. Stein uses her Atomic Combiner to create a suit that makes her seem to be whatever a voter wants her to be, but the suit has plans of its own.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
While the popular Tiffany and athletic Charles make increasingly outrageous promises in their campaigns for President of Canine Country Day School, Otto quietly enters the race, vowing only to try to do what students really want.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Mattie seeks independence from her identical twin sister Pru by helping her mother manage the campaign of a candidate for city council. Sequel to "My Sister is Driving Me Crazy."
Author
Language
English
Description
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich helped President Ronald Reagan 'Make America Great Again' in 1980. He authored the Contract with America and spearheaded the 1994 Republican Revolution that brought the House of Representatives under Republican control after 40 years. He knows what it is like to fight the Washington swamp and challenge the establishment -- he has done it his entire career. From the fight of over the Southern Border Wall, to...
36) Vote for Larry
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Not yet eighteen years old, Josh, a.k.a. Larry, comes out of hiding and returns to public life, this time to run for President as an advocate for issues of concern to youth and to encourage voter turnout.
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Presents opposing viewpoints on various aspects of elections in the United States, including who should vote, how elections should be financed, what role political parties should play in elections, and how presidential elections could be reformed.