I Don't Want To Be A Leader: Or Do I? is 2-books in-1.

You 

 can’t get a message on your cell phone, turn on the TV, or read an e-mail on your laptop without learning something new about the upcoming 2016 presidential election in the U.S.A.  Doesn’t everyone seem interested in a presidential election these days?  Unfortunately, not everyone is interested!

When Ashlee’s teacher, Mr. Carlson, asks her to run for class president, Ashlee’s first reaction is to say, “No”!  Without hesitation, Ashlee states that she does not “want to be a leader.”  She does not “want to be in charge.”  Mr. Carlson suggests that Ashlee discuss running for class president over the next few days with her parents and friends - especially her BFFs, and then come back to him with her final decision.  Ashlee follows Mr. Carlson’s advice, and also seeks the advice of her Nanny (Grandmother), who encourages her granddaughter to run for class president.  In a series of talks by text, cell-phone and face to face, Nanny advises Ashlee to accept the leadership opportunity that is being offered to her by running in her class election.  Nanny tells Ashlee that win or lose, Ashlee will learn more about herself.  She will learn about her strengths and her limitations (so that she can improve them), and she might even have fun along the way.  

While Ashlee’s Grandmother explores her granddaughter’s reluctance to run for class president, Ashlee learns various history lessons about the U.S.A. government based on leadership, sharing power, and team-building.

• At the end of the story, there are 65 activities for adults to develop with their children at home (or homeschooled) and teachers and school administrators to adapt in a class, school, or district setting.  
• Ashlee’s history lessons include brief stories about men and women in our nation’s history, such as Susan B. Anthony, the Blackwell sisters, Lucy Burns, Alexander Hamilton, Senator Robert Kennedy, Rosa Parks, Alice Paul, President Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Presidential Cousins Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lucy Stone, and Harriet Tubman – just to name a few.  
• Information on how to run a positive election campaign has been inserted - just in case Ashlee decides to change her mind and run for class president. 
• There is information on how a bill becomes a law in the U.S.A. national and state governments, facts about the 50 states in the U.S.A., including New York State’s geography, and New York City’s popularity. 
• Material is included on the interaction of our 3-branches of government, the power of the   Supreme Court Justices, and the influence of the media and social media.
• There is news about the new 10 or 20 dollar bill; the suffragist movement in the 20th century, the upcoming 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment, and 

special events, such as the Women’s Suffrage Parade in March, 1913 in Washington, D.C., when  8,000 women marched in the freezing cold.

• The struggle to increase voting rights in the U.S.A. to women, African-Americans, and other minority groups is illustrated. 
• This e-book is sprinkled throughout with net lingo phrases and brief definitions of words for ease of understanding.  There is even a fun activity on how to conduct a leadership survey of children’s books or videos - just like the surveys and polls that are being conducted in the current 2016 U.S.A. presidential election!

This e-book may be read chapter by chapter over a series of days or nights or read in one sitting.  It is appropriate for various reading and age levels such as an elementary-aged intermediate; middle school; or young adult reader.  It may also be appropriate for older teens, who want to learn more about the governmental system in the U.S.A. as they become first time voters.  Immigrants (young or old), who are new to the U.S.A., as well as adults, who want to learn the basics of our history and political system may find this e-book appealing.  Key Words:  Election, Leader, President, Social Studies, Student, Team-Building, Vote, Women.   I Don’t Want To Be A Leader: Or Do I? is linked to the National Literacy and Social Studies Standards.  

This e-Book is available through Amazon Digital Services LLC.  Publisher: C&P Consulting Services Inc.  Language:  English.  Release dates:  November 26-28, 2015 and Updated May 21, 2016.  It is free to Kindle Unlimited Members or priced at a nominal fee.  This e-book includes accompanying Audio when it is downloaded to a Kindle HD or a Kindle Fire.  You may open and download this e-Book to your PC or Kindle, and start reading a sample of the 1st chapter.  Just go to:  http://www.amazon.com  

The Author:  Patricia Ann Marcellino, MA, MBA, Ed.D. is a Professor of educational leadership and a former administrator (Associate Dean in Education & Assistant Dean in Business) at a private university on Long Island, New York.  Dr. Marcellino has experience in the fields of business and education, and also as an urban and suburban public school social studies teacher.  Her previous academic publications