mayors

Introduces young readers to the role and responsibility of mayors.

Chase, the police dog member of the PAW Patrol, introduces himself, recounts how he began as a frightened, homeless puppy on the streets of Adventure City, and tells how afraid he was when he went back with the PAW Patrol to help in the struggle against its dangerous new mayor.

Michael Henchard, an unemployed farmhand, gets drunk and sells his wife and baby daughter, but his past come back to haunt him years later when he becomes of Mayor of Casterbridge.

Katie's Aunt Patty is the new mayor, and Katie and her friends attend her first city council meeting, brimming with ideas about what their neighborhood needs--like free ice cream, puppies, and a new park where children can play in safety.

"The story of how Felisa Rincon de Gautier became the first female mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico"--Provided by publisher.

"Fun-loving troublemaker Ivy Sawyer is unjustly fired from her ice cream shop job, and now she's out for revenge. The owner of the shop is running to be reelected mayor of their small town, and Ivy will do anything to keep him from winning. What she doesn't expect is being elected mayor herself as the candidate of the prankish 'Surprise Party.' Now Ivy has to deal with governing the town while juggling her senior year of high school and her activist friends' expectations. She has big problems to solve, from poverty to housing to flooding, and can't seem to win over the conservative city council. Knowing people's lives are on the line, Ivy sets out to govern creatively without losing who she is. But she'll have to figure out: what's the difference between a troublemaker and a leader?"--Provided by publisher.

Mayor Good Boy is to star in his very own movie but when a stolen pizza and other things go missing across town, interns Abby and Aaron help the mayor save the day.

Mayor Good Boy might not be as good as the town of Greenwood thought, as Abby and Aaron begin to consider he may have been a bad boy this whole time.

Mayor Good Boy is to star in his very own movie but when a stolen pizza and other things go missing across town, interns Abby and Aaron help the mayor save the day.

"[This book talks about how] Harvey Milk fought against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In the 1970s when Harvey is elected into office in San Francisco, homosexual relations are still against the law in the United States, and homophobia is being stoked by outspoken conservatives and the religious right. Just ten months after being elected, Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone are assassinated by a homophobic former colleague. The killer finds sympathy from his jurors and gets a light sentence. Milk's death becomes a metaphor for the experience of gays in America and his legend as a fighter for gay rights is cemented"--Provided by publisher.