Category Archives: Government

The Faith of Elijah Cummings by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Laura Freeman

Posted on May 1, 2022 by susanh579

The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Laura Freeman. Random House Studio, 2021. 978059330650 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: … Continue reading →

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What Is Congress? by Jill Abramson, illustrated by David Malan

Posted on October 6, 2021 by susanh579

What Is Congress? by Jill Abramson, illustrated by David Malan. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9780593223703 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback What did you like about the book? The development of the United States … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy: Nixon, Watergate, and Democracy’s Defenders by P. O’Connell Pearson

Posted on May 15, 2021 by kyurenka

Conspiracy: Nixon, Watergate, and Democracy’s Defenders by P. O’Connell Pearson, Simon and Schuster, 9781534480032, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What did you like about the book? A fascinating, uncomplicated, reader friendly … Continue reading →

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Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown v. Board of Education by Lawrence Goldstone

Posted on March 2, 2021 by kyurenka

   Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown v. Board of Education by Lawrence Goldstone, Scholastic Focus, 9781338592832, 2021 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? Lawrence … Continue reading →

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Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump – Martha Brockenbrough

Posted on January 25, 2021 by kyurenka

   Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump – Martha Brockenbrough, Feiwel and Friends, 2018, Square Fish, 2020 Format: Paperback Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 What did you like about the book? As a librarian … Continue reading →

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Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Lisbeth Kaiser, art by Stanley Chow

Posted on January 16, 2021 by kyurenka

  Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg (A Who Was? Board Book) – Lisbeth Kaiser, art by Stanley Chow, Rise x Penguin Workshop, 9780593222744, 2020 Format: Board Book Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5   Genre: Biography … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren’s Big, Bold Plans – written by Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by Susanna Chapman

Posted on December 20, 2020 by kyurenka

 Elizabeth Warren’s Big, Bold Plans – written by Laurie Ann Thompson, illustrated by Susanna Chapman, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 9781534475809, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture book biography What … Continue reading →

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The Constitution Decoded: A Guide to the Document That Shapes Our Nation – by Katie Kennedy, illustrated by Ben Kirchner

Posted on November 17, 2020 by kyurenka

   The Constitution Decoded: A Guide to the Document That Shapes Our Nation – by Katie Kennedy, illustrated by Ben Kirchner, Workman, 9781523510443, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: ARC What did you like … Continue reading →

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Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg – by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Levi Hastings

Posted on October 26, 2020 by kyurenka

  Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg – by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Levi Hastings, Henry Holt and Company, 9781250267573, 2020 Format:  Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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What’s the Big Deal About Freedom – written by Ruby Shamir, illustrated by Matt Faulkner

Posted on August 20, 2020 by kyurenka

 What’s the Big Deal About Freedom – written by Ruby Shamir, illustrated by Matt Faulkner, Philomel Books, 9780593114902, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Nonfiction What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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