Fiction

• Cohen, Daniel
  The Mystery of the Hidden Camera
  Carolrhoda, 1979
  E Coh (Grades 1-3)
  When a photograph showing Mayor Waters accepting a bribe is published during his reelection campaign, two young detectives discover the picture is phony.
• Cronin, Doreen
  Duck for President
  Simon and Schuster, 2004
  E Cro (Picture Books)
  When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.
• Hurwitz, Joanna
  Class President
  William Morrow and Co., 1990
  + PB Hur
  When the new fifth grade teacher announces there will be an election for the class president, Cricket decides she will run, assuming she will win. That is until Julio decides to nominate his friend Lucas, and everything becomes more complicated.
• Sachar, Louis,
  Marvin Redpost, Class President
  Random House, 1999
  + Sac
  Even though they have all come to school, in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor.

Non-Fiction

• Sobol, Syl
  How the U.S. Government Works
  Barrons Educational Series, Inc.
  + 320.473 Sob
  Explains the three branches of the federal government, legislative, executive and judicial, and how they work.
• Fritz, Jean
  You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?
  G.P. Putnam and Son's, 1995
  + 324.623 Fri
  Lizzie Stanton wasn't about to stay home and do what was expected while men made all the decisions. She joined her friend Susan B. Anthony, traveling around the country talking about equality for everyone . She spoke out for the women's vote at a convention in NY in 1848. This is her story.
• Heath, David
  The Presidency of the United States
  Capstone, 1999
  + 324.63 Hea
  Discusses the establishment of the presidency, the system of checks and balances it helps maintain, and the duties of the president and more.
• Davis, Lucille,
  Elizabeth Cady Stanton : A Photo-Illustrated Biography
  Capstone Press, 1998
  + 921 Sta
  A brief biography of the staunch supporter of women's rights who helped plan the historic Woman's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848.
• Davis, Lucille
  Susan B. Anthony: A Photo Illustrated Biography
  Capstone Press, 1998
  + 921 Ant
  An introductory biography of the early women's rights activist who fought for women's right to vote.
• McCully, Emily Arnold
  The Ballot Box Battle
  Alfred Knopf, 1996
  + 921 Sta
  The story of Cordelia, a young girl, who is a neighbor to the elderly Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Her relationship with Mrs. Stanton inspires her to an act of remarkable courage.
• Wheeler, Jill C.
  George W. Bush
  Abdo and Daughters, 2002
  + 973.928
  Focuses on Bush's dealing with the war on terror, but also inclusive of information about his childhood, as a young man starting out his family and career, and his pursuit of politics.

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