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Running | Natalia Sylvester
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When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz's father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero--while the whole country is watching. In this authentic, humorous, and gorgeously written debut novel about privacy, waking up, and speaking up, Senator Anthony Ruiz is running for president. Throughout his successful political career he has always had his daughter's vote, but a presidential campaign brings a whole new level of scrutiny to sheltered fifteen-year-old Mariana and the rest of her Cuban American family, from a60 Minutes-style tour of their house to tabloids doctoring photos and inventing scandals. As tensions rise within the Ruiz family, Mari begins to learn about the details of her father's political positions, and she realizes that her father is not the man she thought he was. But how do you find your voice when everyone's watching? When it means disagreeing with your father--publicly? What do you do when your dad stops being your hero? Will Mari get a chance to confront her father? If she does, will she have the courage to seize it?
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Zoe-h
Running | Natalia Sylvester
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Great read! Mari‘s dad is running for president, but when contaminated water leaks into Florida, Mari realizes she has no idea what her father stands for.

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Chrissyreadit
Running | Natalia Sylvester
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Happy Day before Inauguration! Incidentally the event I‘m most optimistic about for so many reasons but especially because of a functional response to Covid! Here is a great blog post with diverse books reflecting The American Dream- anyone can grow up to be President. https://colorfulpages.org/2021/01/19/happy-inauguration-week/
What are you excited about today? Thanks for the tag @Powered_By_Plants #thinkpositivebepositive

Chrissyreadit @megnews this looks like a great YA read. 3y
Powered_By_Plants 🤩 great blog , thank you for sharing 🥰 3y
ChasingOm I loved the tagged book! I read it last year. 3y
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megnews Thanks @Chrissyreadit I‘ll check it out. 3y
bthegood I'm excited for the opportunity to debate our differences using kind words and open minds. 3y
Chrissyreadit @bthegood I certainly hope for that. 3y
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AmberWB
Running | Natalia Sylvester
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I so wish this book had been around 30 years ago. It took me a LONG time to realize that I CAN have different beliefs than my parents and *gasp* parents can even be wrong! This book does an amazing job of telling the story of a daughter standing up to her presidential candidate father, as hard as it may have been. Recommending this to my students tomorrow!
Also- early voting begins in MD tomorrow!! Go vote!

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sarahs.thoughts.on.books
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Mariana's dad is running for president, and he wants Mari to play a larger part of the campaign. Mari isn't comfortable with this, especially as she realizes that her beliefs might not align with her father's platform. This book is about Mari finding her voice for her opinions and the desire for privacy, just as much as it is about her struggle to be heard by her parents.

Recommend these and the other books about voting/activism published in 2020