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Carolina Garcia-Ramirez is a rising star in national politics, taking on the establishment with her progressive agenda. Tough, outspoken, and driven, the young congresswoman has ignited a new conversation in Boston about race, poverty, health care, and the environment. Now facing her second campaign, she finds herself not only fighting a tight primary with an old guard challenger but also contending with numerous death threats coming from hundreds...
Author
Publisher
John Scognamiglio Books, Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Kensington hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After a very public defeat, former Senator Dorothy Gibson retreats to her home in rural Maine, inviting her ghostwriter to join her, and soon the two women are drawn into a mystery when a neighbor dies under suspicious circumstances and find their investigation unfolding in a way no one could've ever expected.
3) Twisted prey
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, now a powerful U.S. senator, in the thrilling new novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling Prey series. Lucas Davenport had crossed paths with her before. A rich psychopath, Taryn Grant had run successfully for the U.S. Senate, where Lucas had predicted she'd fit right in. He was also convinced that she'd been responsible for three murders, though he'd never been able to prove it. Once a psychopath had...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Emma, a politician constantly under fire who is lobbying for a new law to protect women and girls from online bullying, is pushed to the limit when a body is found in her house, and will do anything to protect her reputation and family, no matter what the cost.
5) Long shot
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Fred Flarsky reunites with his first crush, one of the most influential women in the world, Charlotte Field, he charms her. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
413 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The former governor of Alaska describes her life and political career, tracing her progress from small-town mayor to candidate for vice president and offering her personal view of the 2008 presidential campaign.
7) Long shot
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Fred Flarsky is a free-spirited journalist with an affinity for trouble. Charlotte Field is one of the most influential women in the world. The two have nothing in common, except that she was his babysitter and childhood crush. When Fred unexpectedly reconnects with Charlotte, he charms her with his self-deprecating humor and his memories of her youthful idealism. When Charlotte decides to make a run for the presidency, she impulsively hires Fred...
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : bsd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Anna Ella Carroll, a self-taught lawyer and politician and unofficial member of Abraham Lincoln's cabinet who was unrecognized for her accomplishments during the American Civil War.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
When she returns to her childhood home in Kenya and sees that the whole forest around her village is being cut down, courageous and determined Wangari starts planting trees in her own backyard and ends up in the midst of a movement that is respected around the world.
10) Queen's Hope
Author
Series
Star Wars Queen volume 2
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Padme is adjusting to being a wartime senator during the Clone Wars. Her secret husband, Anakin Skwyalker, is off fighting the war, and excels at being a wartime Jedi. In contrast, when Padme gets the opportunity to see the casualties on the war-torn front lines, she is horrified. The stakes have never been higher for the galaxy, or for the newly-married couple. Meanwhile, with Padme on a secret mission, her handmaiden Sabe steps into the role of...
11) Queen's Peril
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Series
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When fourteen-year-old Padmé Naberrie wins the election for Queen of Naboo, she adopts the name Amidala and leaves her family to the rule from the royal palace. To keep her safe and secure, she'll need a group of skilled handmaidens who can be her assistants, confidantes, defenders, and decoys. Each girl is selected for her particular talents, but it will be up to Padmé to unite them as a group."
13) Queen's Shadow
Author
Series
Star Wars Queen volume 1
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
345 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Padme Naberrie, "Queen Amidala" of Naboo, steps down from her position, she is asked by the newly-elected queen to become Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate. Padme is unsure about taking on the new role, but cannot turn down the request to serve her people. Together with her most loyal handmaidens, Padme must figure out how to navigate the treacherous waters of politics and forge a new identity beyond the queen's shadow"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
49 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris, a senator from California, became the first woman and the first African-American and South Asian-American person to be elected to the vice presidency. While her nomination for this position was not unexpected, her rise to national prominence was one filled with unexpected turns and obstacles. After failing her first bar exam to become a lawyer, she tried again and passed. From there, she quickly rose through the...
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English
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In Every Day Is a Gift, Tammy Duckworth takes readers through the amazing&;and amazingly true&;stories from her incomparable life. In November of 2004, an Iraqi RPG blew through the cockpit of Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The explosion, which destroyed her legs and mangled her right arm, was a turning point in her life. But as Duckworth shows in Every Day Is a Gift, that moment was just one in a lifetime of extraordinary turns.
The...