Book Review: The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

Book Reviews

Jan 5

Marva Sheridan is a first time voter that’s passionate about politics and has been preparing for the day she is of age to vote in an election for the past two years. Duke Crenshaw is, too, a first time voter trying to cast his ballot before school starts.

While at the polling location, Marva overhears fellow voter, Duke, run into an impasse as the poll worker claims he is not appropriately registered in their jurisdiction as he originally thought. After untimely car trouble, Duke is all but lost until Marva agrees to help him with his same day voter registration needs before either of their parents learn that they’re jeopardizing their school attendance to do so.

And so begins the misadventures of Election Day for these two politically driven teens.

This was an adorably modern and timely YA read without being too mushy or unrealistic. The story had quite a bit of heart and depth. I enjoyed reading the perspectives shared about being one of the few persons of color at their high school and being a person of blended races.

I’d recommend this one to my teenage niece to start informing her of the importance of voting and emphasize the power associated with making her voice known and heard by way of casting her vote.

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-MLW-