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Exercise Your Right to READ:
Books About Voting & Elections |
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Running
by Natalia Sylvester
Seeing her father with new eyes when he launches a presidential campaign, a sheltered Cuban-American teen is exposed to unwanted media attention, scandals and devastating truths before finding the courage to speak out. By the award-winning author of Everyone Knows You Go Home. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The voting booth
by Brandy Colbert
Preparing to vote for the first time, Marva is indignant when she observes a fellow teen turned away from the voting booth and teams up with him to fight a corrupt system and search for a missing cat. By the award-winning author of Finding Yvonne. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Yes No Maybe So
by Becky Albertalli
A shy campaign volunteer and a girl navigating a difficult Ramadan unexpectedly fall in love against a backdrop of escalating community activism. By the award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and the best-selling author of Amal Unbound.
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You say it first
by Katie Cotugno
Volunteering at a voter registration call center, a teen who has planned out her entire Ivy League life clashes with an underprivileged caller with opposing political views over a series of conversations that gradually lead to a friendship and something more. By the best-selling author of 99 Days. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The state of us
by Shaun David Hutchinson
Struggling with the high-profile social expectations of prospective first families, the 17-year-old sons of rival Democratic and Republican presidential candidates secretly fall in love on the sidelines of an increasingly contentious campaign. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Most Likely
by Sarah Watson
Ava, CJ, Jordan, and Martha (listed in alphabetical order out of fairness) have been friends since kindergarten. Now they're in their senior year, facing their biggest fears about growing up and growing apart. But there's more than just college on the horizon. One of these girls is destined to become the president of the United States. The mystery, of course, is which girl gets the gig.
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One person, no vote : how not all voters are treated equally
by Carol Anderson
With One Person, No Vote, the author chronicles the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In gripping, enlightening detail she explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she explores the resistance: the organizing, activism and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans as the nation gears up for the 2020 presidential election season.
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Votes of confidence : a young person's guide to American elections
by Jeff Fleischer
Updated with information about the 2018 elections, a comprehensive guide to how America’s election process actually works provides real-world examples while covering subjects ranging from primaries and the electoral college to polls and campaign financing.
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Vote! : women's fight for access to the ballot box
by Coral Celeste Frazer
Chronicles the fight for women's suffrage in the United States, profiling such leaders as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and describing the continuing civil rights and feminist movements of the twenty-first century
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Political parties : from nominations to victory celebrations
by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Examines the role of political parties in elections, discussing how people are nominated to a party ticket, how candidates positions on issues are shaped, and what people behind the scenes do to influence election outcomes
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