The Kid Who Ran For President (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
The book The Kid Who Ran For President by Dan Gutman is a kid that became the president of the U.S. In the beginning of the story Lane and Judson are playing a game of pool. Lane is also watching his favorite show Meet the Press, which is talking about which party has a better chance of winning the election for the presidency. That is when Lane came up with the weird idea of a kid running for president; the kid in particular is Judson Moon. So Judsongives in and they meet the next day in the tree house to decide who would be Judson's running mate, first Lady and how to raise $20,000,000 to finance the campaign. Lane called the Associated Press and gets one of the journalists to write a story on Judson's candidacy. After the news from the Associated Press hit the papers, all the kids of America start mailing all the money from their fundraising efforts to finance Judson's campaign, and the money totals up to about $20,000,000! When he goes to school the next morning, his principal asked him to make a speech. After he gives his speech, he has the entire group of kids going crazy. Then Judson is called to Chicago for a press conference. When it is over Judson reduces his opponents votes. Everything looked well for Judson, at least until one phone call messed up everything . What happened was that Judson's parents threw a party for his success at the press conference. Then a reporter called and asked if he stole a term paper from a person's locker. Judson said "yes" and hung up. The next day it was all over the paper and the news hurt his poll. Then Lane saved his campaign by taking the last $100.00 to get some air time on TV. Judson gave the modified "Checkers Speech". The next day was Election Day, and when the votes came in the winner was Judson Moon. Judson is the new official President of the United States.
Are you ready for a 12-year-old boy to run for President ? No, not class president...the President of the U.S. This fast-paced, funny account of a boy's run for the Oval Office is a great way to teach kids about the election process. Using humor to explore politics and the ideals of government. The Kid Who Ran For President presents a refreshing new voice in middle-grade humor. This book is for any ages if you are looking for a hilarious and exciting book about a 12 year old boy(Judson Moon) who runs for president. THere is a little romance in this book because it involves Judson Moon asking Chelsea Daniels to be his first lady, while he is going to run for president. This book has many exciting parts like when Judson has to ask Ms. Junes Syers to be his vice president. Another one is when he almost lost because a reporter ask him if he had ever done something to a kids locker. Judson said he did, so then the reporter posted it on the news paper. If you want to know more then you will have to read the book!
What do You think about The Kid Who Ran For President (2000)?
"Hi! My name is Judson Moon. I'm 12 years old and I'm running for President of the YOU-nited States." Get used to that statement for you will encounter it in this book on a number of occasions. His close friend has a plan to get him on the ballot to run for president. Lane Brainard has a plan and he will win this election, or he will if Judson follows his every command - what to wear, what to say, what to do. It doesn't matter that he is a 12 year old, As Lane states, there are ways around that.This story is equal parts cynicism, optimism and humor mixed together and what comes out is a hilarious story that will make you laugh out loud and hopefully make you think a little more about the political process. Join the wild ride as Lane and Judson spend the year campaigning towards becoming the next president of the United States. It is a fun, whimsical story sure to be enjoyed by the whole family. And you might just find that you become a supporter of the lemonade party yourself!Read the review and with links to other reviews of books by the author on my blog Book Reviews and More. And also an author profile and interview with Barbara Reid.
—Steven R. McEvoy
the kid who ran for president is about a kid who ran for president as a joke. however he was taken seriously even though he was not serious. he was interviewed by newspapers and was in debates. in fact he was in a presidential debate and felt strong about it. then he became not passionate and caring. in my opinion i thought that the ending was not good because i actually would have wanted to see him become president. since he did not i was disappointed. the book would have been good but the ending mad it bad. i liked that it shows the struggle people who run for presient go through and what happens to them.
—Tylor Sam
The Kid Who Ran For President is about a 12 year old boy who runs for president and it was a fantastic book.The book is a funny ,goofy and a crazy book.The book is short but has big words such as Constitution and Republicanism and all those presidential words. . The meaning of the book is crazy because a kid runs for president, and I'm not going to tell you who wins and what happens. Enjoy the BOOK!!!The book is awesome and I hope you enjoy it if you read it. I suggest this book for middle schoolers and up because they actually know the meanings of the words and about being the president of the USA.
—Andrew Scott
