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81) Madam President
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A companion book to the C-SPAN series that highlighted the lives and impact on American life, culture and politics of each of the United States' more than 40 first ladies describes their role, their ambitions and their unique partnerships with their presidential husbands.
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. For five years, Beck was a part of the elite team of men and women who accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. She got to know everyone from the White House butler to the secret servicemen, advance team, speechwriters, photographers, and press secretaries,...
85) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations present the life of the boy born on the Kentucky frontier who became the sixteenth president of the United States.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Written by the guys in the room--two of Trump's closest campaign advisors--Let Trump Be Trump is the eyewitness account of the stories behind the headlines. From the Access Hollywood recording and the Clinton accusers, to Paul Manafort, to the last-moment comeback and a victory that reads like something out of the best suspense novel, Let Trump Be Trump pulls back the curtain on a drama that has mesmerized the whole world--including the palace intrigues...
89) Fatal frenzy
Author
Series
Fatal series volume 9
Publisher
Carina Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inauguration day is almost here ... Lieutenant Sam Holland is on leave, recovering from an attack that shook her to the core. With no case to distract her, she's trying to stay busy-- even voluntarily meeting with her new White House staff. But it's not enough to keep the horrific memories at bay, and her family is worried ... especially her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano. Nick is dealing with his own demons where his wife's safety is concerned,...
94) Honest Abe
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple biography of the president who led the United States through a bloody civil war.
95) Class president
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In The Presidents Decoded: A Guide to the Leaders Who Shaped Our Nation, author Katie Kennedy presents the 45 people who have held the role of President of the United States. From George Washington to Joe Biden, each leader's time in office is broken down and explained through primary sources--documents, letters, policies, and diaries--that show the what, how and why of our leaders' thoughts, decisions and policies. Familiar documents like the preamble...
Author
Publisher
Bernan Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
For each of the 366 days of the year, Brandus offers fascinating facts, historical anecdotes, and pithy quotations from and about all the presidents of the United States, from George Washington to Donald Trump. Stories span war and peace, sex and scandal, frivolity and tragedy, including: the night Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth met at Ford's Theatre, 17 months before Booth's crime -- the advice Richard Nixon gave Donald Trump -- the president...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a variety of unusual and noteworthy details about the first president of the United States to do various things, presidential hobbies and accomplishments, the White House, and other information about presidents.
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