Spring 2025

J. D. Vance

From Rural America to the White House

From the Series Gateway Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Although J. D. Vance hasn’t been in the political sphere for long, the former US senator became the vice-presidential pick in 2024 and was elected alongside President Donald Trump.

Born in Middletown, Ohio, Vance went through many hardships in life. His mother had a drug addiction, and Vance experienced a rotating door of father figures growing up. His grandparents helped raise him and his older sister. Then after graduating from high school, Vance went to the Marine Corps, earned a degree from Yale Law School, and got into politics. Learn more about Vance’s life and career, from writing his 2016 memoir to making waves at the 2024 Republican National Convention and being elected vice president.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007070, JNF043000
Dewey 328.73/092
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 850
Guided Reading Level TBD
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Source notes, Teaching Guides, and Timeline