Release: September 1st 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Source: Amazon
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N
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For readers interested in social and political justice comes a new middle grade fiction series about student council, elections, and running a fair and honest campaign
Amanda Adams has always dreamed of running for class president. Her mom is a member of Congress and her dad is a political strategist who manages her mother’s campaigns. Politics is in her DNA. She has the perfect VP in mind for the school ticket: her best friend Meghan Hart. But when Amanda finds out that Meghan has political ambitions of her own, these two best friends suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of the aisle. And, as each girl mounts her campaign, it’s clear the gloves are about to come off. As the rest of their classmates begin to choose sides, the girls realize how they carry themselves over the coming weeks will have a lasting impact on the outcome.
About the Author:
Laurie Friedman is the author of over fifty critically acclaimed picture books, chapter books, and novels for young readers including the bestselling Mallory McDonald chapter book series, The Mostly Miserable Life of April Sinclair teen journal-format series, and many rhyming picture books, including the Love, Ruby Valentine series.
A native Arkansan with family all over the South, Laurie is the oldest of three girls. She attended Tulane University in New Orleans and the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Before becoming an author, she worked in advertising in New York. In addition to writing, Laurie loves binge-watching her favorite shows on TV. Her other hobbies are movies, cooking, baking, hiking, doing yoga, dancing ,learning languages. Most of all, she likes to spend time with her amazing friends and family.
Laurie lives in Miami and is the proud mother of two grown children.
The Campaign Review:
“The Campaign” is an entertaining middle-grade novel of elections, politics, and rivalry, and it was a fun book to read.
This book is the first middle-grade novel I have seen surrounding political campaigns and focusing on elections. I think the author did a great job of implementing it in a middle-grade setting. Also I enjoyed the author’s writing style and included facts about US Presidents like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Barack Obama. I thought it was a very creative way of getting middle-graders interested in politics by learning fun facts about these significant icons.
Similarly, Amanda is also fun in the lead, and I loved her enthusiasm and confidence for the position. It was also fun to see all the various campaign ideas they came up with within the story, like vegas themed party to boost money. Moreover, I liked the angle the author created to make Amanda and Meghan rivals. It is a topic that I feel a reader of any age could relate to, especially when that friend becomes your rival for something you want to win. It was interesting to see how far they took the rivalry. Even Ben Ball was hilarious, and I liked how Amanda’s friendship with him grows throughout the story. However, I did feel that the story rushed towards the end. The way the author resolved the situation felt rushed. But apart from that, this book was lovely.
Overall, “The Campaign” is worth picking up if you would like a book about the US Presidents and see all the drama that happens at school elections.
