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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the former first lady, senator and secretary of state while describing how she became a role model for women as a lawyer, a staunch supporter of important political and social causes, and the first woman to run as the Democratic candidate for president.
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
For the first 128 years of our country's history, not a single woman served in the Senate or House of Representatives. All of that changed, however, in November 1916, when Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress--even before the Nineteenth Amendment gave women across the U.S. the right to vote. Beginning with the women's suffrage movement and going all the way through the results of the 2012 election, Ilene Cooper deftly...
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Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Made up of elected officials, the government of the United States is a reflection of the nation's citizens. Our Elected Leaders examines the processes and power behind the country's executive, legislative, and judicial leaders."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters, Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That's why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn't vote to change the laws that failed to protect children. Jeannette became an activist and...
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the...
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Aladdin : an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 8
Description
A biography of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States: from childhood through the Senate to his election as vice president and, in 2020, as president. The road to the presidency of the United States was a long--and determined--one for Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. From Joe's childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, his close-knit, devoted family gave him the foundation that would guide him through life. His family's...
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Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Presents a biography of Congressman John Lewis, whose work for civil rights includes chairing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and demonstrating on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama." --
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 24
Description
This volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama's life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do...
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Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"As a radio host and later a politician, Mike Pence has always put his Christian faith first. In this revealing biography, readers will learn about the man as well as the forty-eighth vice president of the United States. They will follow his rise to America's second-in-command, beginning with his childhood and moving through his education and early career, eventually leading to the world of politics. The easy-to-follow text is accompanied by fast...
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Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"A biography of Norman Mineta, from his internment as a child in Heart Mountain Internment Camp during World War II, through his political career including serving in Congress for ten terms during which time he was instrumental in getting the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 passed which provided reparations and an apology to those who were interned"--
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