Books About Elections
...fiction and nonfiction
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| Picture books | Nonfiction |
| Easy readers | Grades K-3 |
| Easy fiction | Grades 4-8 |
| Fiction | |
| Junior High Fiction |
Picture Books
- Cronin, Doreen. Duck for President. 2004.
- Youth Picture Book CRO
- DiPuccio, Kelly S. Grace for President. 2008.
- Youth Picture Book DIP
- Krosoczka, Jarrett. Max for President. 2004.
- Youth Picture Book KRO
- McCully, Emily Arnold. The Ballot Box Battle. 1996.
- Youth Picture Book MCC
- Mitchell, Margaree King. Granddaddy's Gift. 1997.
- Youth Picture Book MIT
- Sisulu, Elinor. The Day Gogo Went to Vote. 1996.
- Youth Picture Book SIS
- Winters, Kay. My Teacher for President. 2004.
- Youth Picture Book WIN
Easy Readers
- Alberto, Daisy. Pete for President! 2004.
- Youth Easy Reader ALB
- Hall, Kirsten. Vote for Me. 2003.
- Youth Easy Reader HAL
- McNamara, Margaret. Election Day. 2004.
- Youth Easy Reader MCN
Easy Fiction
- Hurwitz, Johanna. Class President. 1990.
- Youth Easy Fiction HUR
- Roop, Peter. Grace's Letter to Lincoln. 1998.
- Youth Easy Fiction ROO
- Roy, Ron. A Spy in the White House. 2004.
- Youth Easy Fiction ROY
- Sachar, Louis. Class President. 1999.
- Youth Easy Fiction SAC
- Seuling, Barbara. Robert Takes a Stand. 2004.
- Youth Easy Fiction SEU
- Thaler, Mike. The Class Election From the Black Lagoon. 2003.
- Youth Easy Fiction THA
- Weiss, Ellen. Voting Rights Days. 2002.
- Youth Easy Fiction WEI
Fiction
- Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The President's Daughter. 2004.
- Youth Fiction BRA
- Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Phineas L. MacGuire– Gets Slimed! 2007.
- Youth Easy Fiction DOW
- Edwards, Nancy. Mom for Mayor. 2006.
- Youth Fiction EDW
- Gephart, Donna. As if Being 12¾ Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President! 2008.
- Youth Fiction GEP
- Going, K.L. The Liberation of Gabriel King. 2005.
- Youth Fiction GOI
- Gorman, Carol. Dork on the Run. 2002.
- Youth Fiction GOR
- Gutman, Dan. The Kid Who Ran for President. 2001.
- Youth Fiction GUT
- Mills, Claudia. Dinah for President. 1992.
- Youth Fiction MIL
- Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Riding Freedom. 1998.
- Youth Fiction RYA
- Wasserman, Robin. Callie for President. 2008.
- Youth Series Paperback CANDY APPLE
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Junior High Fiction
- Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here. 2000.
- Junior High Fiction BAU
- Howe, James. The Misfits. 2001.
- Junior High Fiction HOW
- Lynch, Chris. Political Timber. 1996.
- Junior High Fiction LYN
- Schmidt, Gary D. First Boy. 2005.
- Junior High Fiction SCH
- Sheldon, Dyan. My Perfect Life. 2002.
- Junior High Fiction SHE
- Tashjian, Janet. Vote for Larry. 2004.
- Junior High Fiction TAS
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Nonfiction
- Grades K-3
- Catrow, David. We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 342.7302 C
- Christelow, Eileen. Vote! 2003.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 324.973 C
- De Capua, Sarah. Voting. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 324.65 D
- Doak, Robin. Citizenship. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction 323.60973 D
- Egan, Tracie. Voting. 2004.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.973 E
- Fritz, Jean. Shh! We're Writing the Constitution. 1987.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 342.73 F
- Harris, Nancy. What's a President and Vice President? 2007.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 352.23 H
- Harris, Nancy. What are Elections? 2008.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 324.973 H
- Krull, Kathleen. A Woman for President. 2004.
- Youth Biography B W8915 K
- Murphy, Patricia J. Election Day. 2002.
- Youth Easy Reader Nonfiction 324.973 M
- Murphy, Patricia J. Voting and Elections. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 324.6 M
- Pascoe, Elaine. The Right to Vote. 1997.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.62 P
- Sanders, Mark C. Your Right to Vote. 2000.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.6 S
- Stier, Catherine. If I Ran for President. 2007.
- Youth Nonfiction-Easy 324.70973 S
- Wooldridge, Connie Nordhielm. When Esther Morris Headed West: Women, Wyoming, and the Right to Vote. 2001.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.623092 W
- Grades 4-8
- Connolly, Sean. Right to Vote. 2006.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.62 C
- Davis, William. Barack Obama: The Politics of Hope. 2008.
- Youth Biography B 0121da
- Donovan, Sandra. Running for Office: A Look at Political Campaigns. 2004.
- J 324.70973 D
- Egan, Tracie. Voting. 2004.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.973 E
- Freedman, Russell. In Defense of Liberty. 2003.
- Youth Nonfiction 342. 73085 F
- Giddens-White, Bryon. National Elections and the Political Process. 2006.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.60973 G
- Granfield, Linda. America Votes: How Our President is Elected. 2003.
- Youth Nonfiction 324. 630973 G
- Hewson, Martha S. The Electoral College. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.63 H
- Hudson, David. The Bill of Rights: The First Ten Amendments of the Constitution. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.73085 H
- Landau, Elaine. The 2000 Presidential Election. 2002.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.9730929 L
- Maestro, Betsy. The Voice of the People: American Democracy in Action. 1996.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.973 M
- Steele, Philip. Vote. 2008.
- Youth Nonfiction 324.973 S
- St. George, Judith. So You Want to be President? 2004.
- Youth Nonfiction 973.099 S
- Thimmesh, Catherine. Madam President. 2004.
- Youth Nonfiction 320.082 T
- Wells, Catherine. Political Profiles: John McCain. 2008.
- Youth Nonfiction B M1217we