Mom for Mayor

Mom for Mayor

Author: Nancy Edwards

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13:

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Upon learning that the city has sold his neighborhood park to developers, fifth-grader Eric Clark determines to help his community by getting his mother elected mayor.


Mommy is the Mayor

Mommy is the Mayor

Author: Letitia Clark

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-06

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781637650417

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Mommy is the Mayor is a narrative about a city mayor's role. Seen through the eyes of children, it opens up the world to convey the impact local government has on their everyday lives. The book touches on the need for representation through the diverse illustrations and the demonstration of role modeling for children of color. Mommy is the Mayor hopes to inspire an interest in serving at the local level, raising awareness about the importance of running for office, while exploring non-traditional roles in government for diverse populations.


Mom, What's a Mayor?

Mom, What's a Mayor?

Author: Monique Owens

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-21

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578371795

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This fun, informative, and colorfully illustrated book, promotes civil literacy and teaches children about the government, its structure and how to be involved in the political process


The Book of Unknown Americans

The Book of Unknown Americans

Author: Cristina Henríquez

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 0385350856

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A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.


Mothers

Mothers

Author: Jacqueline Rose

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0374715831

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A simple argument guides this book: motherhood is the place in our culture where we lodge, or rather bury, the reality of our own conflicts. By making mothers the objects of both licensed idealization and cruelty, we blind ourselves to the world’s iniquities and shut down the portals of the heart. Mothers are the ultimate scapegoat for our personal and political failings, for everything that is wrong with the world, which becomes their task (unrealizable, of course) to repair. Moving commandingly between pop cultural references such as Roald Dahl’s Matilda to insights on motherhood in the ancient world and the contemporary stigmatization of single mothers, Jacqueline Rose delivers a groundbreaking report into something so prevalent we hardly notice. Mothers is an incisive, rousing call to action from one of our most important contemporary thinkers.


As My Mother Would Say

As My Mother Would Say

Author: Judith Valles

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2014-08-14

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1491744383

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As My Mother Would Say...is about being raised in a conservative Mexican Family that valued the traditions and sayings of Mexico. The proverbs or dichos were a daily dose of teachings from my mother. We believed she made them up as situations arose and it was not until we began using the dichos as adults, that other people we met from Mexico could relate, laugh and say my grandma used to say that. These dichos are not so common anymore among young Mexican families and at the request of my many colleagues, co workers and students over the years to write about these sayings, I decided to do so. While some of these dichos may not be sophisticated, profound, and intellectual, they are amazingly cogent. They have been invaluable to me in developing my style in management and leadership...


Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed!

Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed!

Author: Katharine DeBrecht

Publisher: Kids Ahead Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780976726906

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When Tommy and Lou ask their mother for a swing set, she tells them to earn money for it. The boys decide to set up a lemonade stand, but have to go to bed for the night first. They dream of their stand, and are transported to Liberaland, where liberals assault them with taxes, lawsuits, and new laws.


Wish You Were Eyre

Wish You Were Eyre

Author: Heather Vogel Frederick

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-10-23

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1442341998

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The Mother-Daughter Book Club says bon voyage to Concord and bonjour to France! It’s a dream come true for Megan, who’s jet-setting to Paris for Fashion Week with Gigi. Meanwhile, back in Concord, Mrs. Wong decides to run for mayor, so Emma and Stewart team up to make her campaign a success. Jess and Cassidy are also hoping for victories, Jess in the a cappella finals with the MadriGals and Cassidy in the national hockey championships with her teammates. In the midst of it all, the girls—along with their Wyoming pen pals, who drop in for a visit over Spring Break—dive into Charlotte Brontë’s classic Jane Eyre. Some real life romance follows, as Becca may have found a Mr. Rochester of her own. And then there’s the matter of a certain wedding. The book club girls, their families, the British Berkeley brothers, and even Annabelle Fairfax (aka Stinkerbelle) will be attending the ceremony, which means there might be some bumps before the bride waltzes down the aisle…


The Perfect Mother

The Perfect Mother

Author: Aimee Molloy

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0062696815

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing. A night out. A few hours of fun. That’s all it was meant to be. They call themselves the May Mothers—a group of new moms whose babies were born in the same month. Twice a week, they get together in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for some much-needed adult time. When the women go out for drinks at the hip neighborhood bar, they want a fun break from their daily routine. But on this hot Fourth of July night, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is taken from his crib. Winnie, a single mom, was reluctant to leave six-week-old Midas with a babysitter, but her fellow May Mothers insisted everything would be fine. Now he is missing. What follows is a heart-pounding race to find Midas, during which secrets are exposed, marriages are tested, and friendships are destroyed. Thirteen days. An unexpected twist. The Perfect Mother is a "true page turner." —B.A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors


Operation Clean Sweep

Operation Clean Sweep

Author: Darleen Bailey Beard

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2004-09-09

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780374380342

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Mom for mayor! Election day is fast approaching, and twelve-year-old Cornelius Sanwick discovers a secret: his mom is running for mayor! That would be pretty neat, except that his dad is the incumbent. Corn feels torn -- surely he should warn his father. But if he does, his mother won't stand a chance. In 1916, Oregon is one of only eleven states in which women can vote, and they have to take office by stealth. Corn wonders what kind of mayor his mom would make. Would she be able to get the streetlights turned back on? Would she corral the chickens and keep their poop off the streets? And what would she do if the pickpocket Sticky Fingers Fred showed up in Umatilla? Friendship, first love, and above all filial devotion play their parts in this charming story set during the Great War and based on a true episode in the history of Umatilla, Oregon -- the female takeover of the town's government.