When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides she wants to be the nation's first and immediately jumpstarts her political career by running in her school's mock election! But the race is tougher than she expected. This timely story not only gives readers a fun introduction to the American electoral system but also teaches the value of hard work, courage, independent thought--and offers an inspiring example of how to choose our leaders. 2009 ILA Teacher's Choice Reading List 2008 The New York Times Best Seller List Caldecott Medal Honor and Golden Kite Award-winning Illustrator Multiple Award-winning Author