Fall 2025

Peggy Flanagan

Lieutenant Governor

From the Series Native American Lives

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

Peggy Flanagan is the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She is the highest-ranking Native woman holding statewide office in the United States. Her whole life, she knew that the school system doesn’t tell Native American stories in a true way. From working to change how Native peoples’ stories are told to making life better for all Minnesotans, learn all about the life of Flanagan.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Biography, Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity, Diversity
Copyright 2026
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 56
Publication Date 2025-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007070, JNF018040, JNF007120
Dewey 977.6/054092 [B]
Dimensions 6 x 9
Guided Reading Level W
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Introductory note, Photo captions, Reviewed, Source notes, Table of contents, and Timeline

Illustrator: Tashia Hart

Tashia Hart is a writer and artist from the Red Lake Nation of Anishinnabe in northern Minnesota. Her literary works include fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. In addition to her illustrative work, she is a jewelry maker working in beads and birch bark and some metal work. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota with her husband, son, and a turtle.

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Booklist

“Though this volume is slim, it is rich with information and resources, all of which are readily accessible for young readers.”—Booklist