Simple text, graphics, and photographs describe the process of campaigning and getting elected to public office, and discusses political parties and who can run.
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.
the inspiring, combative 2008 campaign and the historic election of Barack Obama
Thomas, Evan
2009
Relates inside stories from the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, providing insight into the personalities, events, and key issues that led to the outcome, and includes an interview with President Barack Obama.
When best friends Natalie, age ten, and Annie, nine, form a detective agency to solve neighborhood mysteries, Natalie hopes it will help her win a school election, while Annie seeks the mother who abandoned her.
Fifteen-year-old Isabelle loves her impoverished North Carolina beach community, but when her grandmother must enter a nursing home, Izzie is placed with distant relatives she never knew--a state senator and his preppy wife and children.
When they discover the power of the transmitter they built, eleven-year-old Bennet and his best friend Pete send out television broadcasts using Pete's dog to challenge the current governor in his bid for reelection.
It's election day in Danville, but the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has built an -inator to keep everyone from voting. Phineas and the gang quickly build a voter coaster to help people get to the polls on time.
