Katharine Carmichael is thrilled when Lady Liberty announces the upcoming third grade election. She's sure she'll be a fab-u-lo-so president! When her cousin Crockett is nominated instead, Katharine rallies the Red, White, and Blue crew to help him win the election. After Katharine catches Miss Priss-A-Poo snooping around, she thinks Cheatie Girl will steal Crockett's super-duper platform. Can Katharine help Crockett win fair and square so they'll all have a star-spangled year? Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-8. Third grader Katharine Carmichael, AKA Katharine the Almost Great, is a work-in-progress. Katharine's convinced that if she'd stop blabbing super-duper secrets to her cousin Crockett, conquer her stage fright-itis, and come up with the winning idea for the character education service project, her parents would finally crown her Katharine the Great. Young readers will relate to her flip-flop belly dropping problems and episodes of sassitude in these entertaining illustrated chapter books.
