The Ballot Box Battle

Plot

Illustrated in full color. Just in time for the presidential election comesCaldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully's stirring tale of a young girl's actof bravery inspired by the great Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It is the fall of1880, and Cordelia is more interested in horse riding than in hearing herneighbor, Mrs. Stanton talk about her fight for women's suffrage. But onElection Day, Mrs. Stanton tells the heart-wrenching story of her childhood.Charged with the story's message, Cordelia determines to go with Mrs. Stantonto the polls in an attempt to vote--above the jeers and taunts of the malecrowd. With faces, landscapes, and action scenes brought to life by McCully'svirtuosic illustrations, Cordelia's turning-point experience is sure to inspiretoday's young girls (and boys) everywhere.