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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils, Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town's council...

Both Froggy and Frogilina are running for class president, and both have compelling platforms--but which candidate will voters choose?

When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president.

Pedro runs for class president against his friend Katie Woo.

When Barbie and Raquelle both want to be class president, they each present their ideas to the students and campaign to get enough votes to win the election.

When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.

On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.

"Stacey Wynn was the clear front-runner for Lincoln High student council president. But then French-Canadian transfer student Julia Romero entered the race--and put the moves on Stacey's best friend/campaign adviser, Brian. Stacey also didn't count on Tony Guo, resident stoner, whose sole focus is on removing the school's ban of his favorite chocolate milk, becoming the voice of the little guy, thanks to a freshman political "mastermind" with a blue...

"A lively introduction to voting, elections, and democracy for kids. "A refreshing and timely reminder that disagreement can--and should--be productive." -- Kirkus. Should an ancient monkey puzzle tree be cut down to make room for exciting new classrooms? In this spirited picture book, students must work together to come to an agreement--but it's not as easy as it seems! On the first day back at school after the holidays, a group of classmates notice...

Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election. Everyone has to run for something in the class election. But you'd rather run for your life! Even worse, you're running against Doris, who's bought the whole class's votes with ice cream, even your friends. And if you lose the election, they might vote you out of school-yikes! So don't miss out on the jokes and laughs in the Class Election from the Black Lagoon! Mean Mrs. Green is forcing...