Title: Max for President
Author & Illustrator: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Picture book
Theme: Friendship, Winning and Losing
Primary & Secondary characters: Max and Kelly
Date of publication: 2004
Publishing Company: Random House, Inc. New York
Summary: Max and Kelly are both running for the election to win and be the class president. Both of them are very excited about this opportunity and do what it takes to win. They make buttons with their names on them that encourage other students to vote for them. Max and Kelly also campaign to their classmates by explaining the positive improvements that will take place at their school if they are chosen. Kelly wins; Max loses. At the end of the story, Kelly is asked to pick her Vice President and she chose Max to make him feel better.
I would use this in my classroom to not only show ways that you can be involved in your school but also to show the aspects of friendship. In life, you do not always ‘win’ but what will continue to carry on are strong friendships. In this case, Max was still benefited in this situation.
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