Vote!: The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez

Claudia Cristina Cortez

by Diana G. Gallagher, Brann Garvey (Illustrator)

Claudia's seventh-grade class elections. It's the same every year: the same kids run, and the same kids win. Promises are broken, and nobody cares. This year, it's going to be different. Claudia's friend Peter is running for class president. He's smart and honest, but can he win the election? He insists on having a clean campaign, and everyone else is playing dirty!

Genres: Realistic Fiction

88 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Diana G. Gallagher was an American author who wrote books for children and young adults. She also wrote the space opera The Alien Dark (1990), but was best known for her tie-in work for television properties including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, Star Trek and The Secret World of Alex Mack, among others.

She was also a prolific filk creator, winning Pegasus Awards in 1986 and ’94. Gallagher won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 1988 under the name Diana Gallagher Wu. She sometimes also wrote under the name Diana Burke.

Born in 1946, in Paterson, New Jersey, she lived in Florida with her husband, the writer Martin R. Burke, who predeceased her in 2011. Gallagher was married four times; her third marriage was to author William F. Wu (divorced 1990).

Gallagher died December 2, 2021 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 75 years of age.

Reviews

[Aaliyah B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the book Vote! It was very interesting.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this installment of the Claudia series, Claudia tackles school elections and making the election about substance and democracy. She learns what it means to pander, and how to avoid that behavior. She learns networking and how encourage good leadership.

[Leslie SOsa · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was fine because Claudia helped peter win for 7th grade president. The thing was that they gave it all away in a short summary wish there was more to it.

[Adriana]

In this amasing book vote claudia and her friend's Adam Tommy Becca Monica all the school has to vote for a student to be school presdent claudisa is sick of the same student get vote and not there god. Will they find a new kid to did class presdent?

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book,about how you could help friends.

[Taisha Feliciano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Karen Ruiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

it as okay because Claudia helped peter win for grade 7th president.The thing is that at the end they just give it away in a short summary

[Gearldine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This amazing book Claudia Cristina Cortez. The main character are Claudia, Peter, and Becca. Peter went in the presedent for the 7th grade.Claudia ,Becca ,and Peter went to the tree house and they made slogans, but Adam,Tommy,and