Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez : political headliner [Gateway biographies]by Leigh, Anna 

BTSB Prebound(Lerner, 2020)

BTSB #: 559068 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 9-14   
AR: 6.8 MG Lexile: 1000

Genres:

Subjects: Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria,|d1989- United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Women legislators - United States - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography

Summary: American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the US Congress. Learn about the most fascinating details of her life and her career in the House of Representatives.

Amazing age of John Roy Lynch by Barton, Chris 

BTSB Prebound(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2015)

BTSB #: 095022 Available

Dewey: 328.7309/BAges: 7-10   
AR: 5.7 LG RC: 6.4 3-5 Lexile: 920 F&P: T

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Subjects: Lynch, John Roy,|d1847-1939 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Biography Legislators - Biography Reconstruction (1865-1876) African American politicians - Mississippi - Biography United States - Politics and government|y1865-1900 Mississippi - Politics and government|y1865-1950

Summary: A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress.

Davy Crockett [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Haldy, Emma E. 

BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2017)

BTSB #: 411954 Available

Dewey: 976.804/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 1.5 LG Lexile: 420

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Subjects: Crockett, Davy,|d1786-1836 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Pioneers - Tennessee - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) - Siege, 1836

Summary: A biography of Davy Crockett, including his childhood and accomplishments during his life.

Davy Crockett from A to Z by Chemerka, William R. 

BTSB Prebound(Pelican, 2013)

BTSB #: 209517 Available

Dewey: 976.8/BAges: 6-8   


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Subjects: Crockett, Davy,|d1786-1836 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Pioneers - Tennessee - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Alphabet Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) - Siege, 1836

Summary: Davy Crockett's life on the frontier, accomplishments as a soldier, and career as a politician are detailed through the letters of the alphabet.

Faith of Elijah Cummings : the north star of equal justice by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Random House Studio, 2021)

BTSB #: 924763 In Bindery

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-8   


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Subjects: Cummings, Elijah United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American legislators - Maryland - Biography African American civil rights workers - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography of Elijah Cummings, outlining major events in his childhood, career and fight for justice.

John Lewis [Ready-to-read, You should meet]by Patrick, Denise Lewis 

BTSB Prebound(Simon Spotlight, 2021)

BTSB #: 703538 In Bindery

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-8   


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Subjects: Lewis, John,|d1940-2020 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Civil rights workers - United States - Biography Civil rights movements - Southern States - History|y20th century African Americans - Civil rights - Southern States - History|y20th century Legislators - United States - Biography African American legislators - Biography

Summary: From the time John Lewis asked Dr. Martin Luther King to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown as a teenager, he never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. He believed in getting into "good trouble" for good causes, and became a civil rights activist and United States Representative.

Shirley Chisholm dared : the story of the first black woman in Congress by Williams, Alicia R. 

BTSB Prebound(Anne Schwartz Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 951944 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 770 AD F&P: O

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Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African Americans - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Teachers - United States - Biography

Summary: An inspiring picture book biography about Shirley Chisholm.

Shirley Chisholm is a verb! by Chambers, Veronica 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 205494 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.1 LG F&P: R

Genres:

Subjects: Chisholm, Shirley,|d1924-2005 - Biography United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American women - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Presidential candidates - United States - Biography Teachers - United States - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography celebrating the life and contributions of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who sought the Democratic nomination to be the president of the United States.

Slave who went to Congress by Rosner, Marti 

BTSB Prebound(NewSouth Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 363842 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 7-8   


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Subjects: Turner, Benjamin Sterling,|d1825-1894 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography African American politicians - Alabama - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography Slaves - Alabama - Biography Alabama - Politics and government|y19th century

Summary: A biography of Benjamin Turner, who spent the first 40 years of his life as a slave, but in 1870 was elected to the U.S. Congress.

We're better than this : my fight for the future of our democracy by Cummings, Elijah 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2021)

BTSB #: 252397 Available

Dewey: 328/AAges: 8-12   


Genres:

Subjects: Cummings, Elijah United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African Americans - Biography Race relations

Summary: Takes kids on a journey through the highs and lows of Congressman Elijah Cumming's trailblazing life, from his formative years as the son of former sharecroppers all the way through his time working in Congress during the Trump Administration.

What do you do with a voice like that? : the story of extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Barton, Chris 

BTSB Prebound(Beach Lane Books, 2018)

BTSB #: 095095 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.6 LG RC: 4.7 K-2 Lexile: 770

Genres:

Subjects: Jordan, Barbara,|d1936-1996 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American women legislators - Biography African American women legislators - Texas - Biography Texas - Politics and government|y1951-

Summary: A picture book on lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan.

What do you do with a voice like that? : the story of extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan (with TX Bluebonnet Logo) by Barton, Chris 

BTSB Prebound(Beach Lane Books, 2018)

BTSB #: 095048 Available

Dewey: 328.73/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.6 LG RC: 4.7 K-2 Lexile: 770

Genres:

Subjects: Jordan, Barbara,|d1936-1996 United States.|bCongress.|bHouse - Biography Legislators - United States - Biography African American women legislators - Biography African American women legislators - Texas - Biography Texas - Politics and government|y1951-

Summary: A picture book on lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan.