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October 2008
On Sale: October 14, 2008
256 pages
ISBN: 0345505778
EAN: 9780345505774
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Non-Fiction Memoir
The remarkable story of a teacher who ran a grassroots
campaign for Congress . . . from her sixth-grade
classroom
“You can’t run for office in this country
unless you’re a millionaire or you know a lot of
millionaires.” This offhand remark from one of her
sixth-grade students dismayed public school teacher Tierney
Cahill. When she told the kids that in a democracy anyone
can run for office, they dared her to prove it–by running
herself. She accepted their challenge on one condition: that
they, her students, manage the campaign.
A single mom
with three kids and more than one job to make ends meet,
Cahill was in for a decidedly uphill battle, especially as a
Democrat in largely Republican Reno, Nevada. But Cahill had
always felt a responsibility to make a positive impact on an
increasingly inequitable world. With her eager students
leading the way, and a war chest of just seven thousand
dollars (compared to opponents with one hundred times the
funds), Cahill not only got her name on the ballot but she
won the Democratic primary. And as the campaign moved
forward, Cahill’s students blossomed beyond her wildest
expectations.
Ms. Cahill for Congress is the
inspiring story of an exceptional teacher who proved that
anyone really can run for office–and even without money or
connections, make a difference in a great many lives.
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