Voting & Elections | Westchester Library System

21) Pedro for president

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Manushkin, Fran

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Pedro runs for class president against his friend Katie Woo.

22) Around America to win the vote: two suffragists, a kitten, and 10,000 miles

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Rockliff, Mara

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"In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women's suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about...

23) Vote for our future!

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McNamara, Margaret

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The students of Stanton Elementary School, which is a polling place, find out all they can about voting and then encourage everyone in their neighborhoods to cast their ballots. Creative nonfiction picture book: includes additional facts and historical details.

24) Grace for president

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DiPucchio, Kelly

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When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president.

25) Ballots for Belva

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Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta

26) V is for voting

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Farrell, Kate

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"A timely picture book that acts as an introduction to civics for young readers." --

27) Grace goes to Washington

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DiPucchio, Kelly

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On a school field trip to Washington, D.C., student council member Grace and her classmates learn about the three branches of the federal government, how school government operates, the qualities of effective leadership, and how to be a good citizen.

28) A vote is a powerful thing

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Stier, Catherine

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Callie learns a lot about voting as her family gets involved in local and national elections and she campaigns to have the local wilderness park chosen for her class field trip.

29) Winner takes all

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Santana, Jenny

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Seventh grader Celia Martinez has big plans for an election campaign - only she's not planning to run. Celia has smarts but as a certified science nerd, thinks sh's sorely lacking the popularity points to score a big win. Mariela Cruz, Celia's best friend and actress, will be the face of the campaign. Celia the brains behind the scenes. With a team like this, nothing can go wrong! Right?

30) The Frandidate

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Benton, Jim

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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.

31) Election madness

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English, Karen

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When Carver Elementary holds school-wide elections for the first time, third-grader Deja puts all her efforts into running for school president, ignoring her best friend Nikki's problems.

32) The election-day disaster

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Roy, Ron

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When doctored photographs of the President of the United States appear after an innocent Halloween party, his stepdaughter KC and her friend Marshall have to find the culprit in order to save the President's chances for re-election.

33) Changes for Julie

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McDonald, Megan

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Julie is in school detention for passing a note to Joy, a deaf student who has trouble understanding what their teacher is saying. Indignant, Julie decides to run for student body president so she can make changes to the detention system. But the other students are put off by Joy, her choice for vice president, and Julie worries that she'll have little chance of winning if she partners with someone who seems so different. With persistence and creative...

34) The great Greene Heist

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Johnson, Varian

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"Jackson Greene swears he's given up scheming. Then school bully Keith Sinclair announces he's running for Student Council president, against Jackson's former friend Gaby de la Cruz. Gaby wants Jackson to stay out of it - but he knows Keith has "connections" to the principal, which could win him the presidency no matter the vote count. So Jackson assembles a crack team: Hashemi Larijani, tech genius. Victor Cho, bankroll. Megan Feldman, science goddess....

35) Phineas L. MacGuire...gets slimed!

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Dowell, Frances O'Roark

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When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment--cultivating exhibits for a mold museum.

36) Froggy for president!

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London, Jonathan

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Both Froggy and Frogilina are running for class president, and both have compelling platforms--but which candidate will voters choose?

37) Curious george votes

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Rey, H. A

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Publisher Annotation: It's election day, and Curious George is ready to cast his vote! On election day at the elementary school, Curious George and his friend the Man with the Yellow Hat are visiting just in time to see the kids voting for their new school mascot. George can't resist getting in on the fun. He learns about the candidates, collects campaign stickers, and casts a lot of ballots. But what will happen when his hijinks start to get in the...

38) Political parties: a kid's guide

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Meister, Cari

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"Right or left. Blue or red. Donkeys or elephants. What are political parties all about? Readers learn all about the different politcal parties in America and how they play a part in our elections"--

39) You call this democracy?: how to fix our government and deliver power to the people

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Rusch, Elizabeth

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"America is the greatest democracy in the world...isn't it? Author Elizabeth Rusch examines some of the more problematic aspects of our government but, more importantly, offers ways for young people to fix them"--

40) The class election from the Black Lagoon

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Thaler, Mike

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Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election.