Grace campaigns for president of her grade, but when her competition seems to have the support of all the male voters, she must use all her campaigning skills to win them over by showing that she is the best person for the job.

In this reimagining of the 2004 novel Wide Awake, the author flips the script and rewrites Jimmy and Duncan's story in the real 2024, proving the critical importance of standing up for what you believe in and the cost of apathy in today's political climate.

Cousins Patrick and Beth work to protect runaway slave Sally as they travel by train with President-elect Abraham Lincoln through northern New York state in 1861 aboard The Lincoln Special, getting assistance from Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln and her son Willie along the way.