In autumn 1932 Tommy McKnight, a twelve-year-old boy disabled by polio, and bullied at school for his disability--but inspired by Franklin Roosevelt's story and his campaign for the presidency, decides to run for the seventh grade class presidency at his Brooklyn school.
year: 2016
call number/section: 1000
subjects: roosevelt, franklin d, (franklin delano), 1882-1945, fiction, self-confidence, fiction, bullying, united states, history, 1919-1933, fiction, brooklyn (new york, n.y.)