My Dad, John McCain facts for kids
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| Author | Meghan McCain |
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| Cover artist | Dan Andreasen |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Aladdin |
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Publication date
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2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 1-4169-7528-4 |
| OCLC | 230206464 |
| 328.73092 B 22 | |
| LC Class | E840.8.M26 M38 2008 |
My Dad, John McCain is an illustrated children's book based on the life of John McCain. Written by his daughter, Meghan McCain, and published through Aladdin Paperbacks, it was released on September 2, 2008. The book's images were illustrated by Dan Andreasen. The book was intended to support John McCain's candidacy for President of the United States in 2008.
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Eight years later, he decided to run for president again. Things didn’t look great at first. His campaign nearly ran out of money. People were starting to say he didn't have a chance. But my dad never gives up.
—Meghan McCain in My Dad, John McCain
The book focuses on John McCain's military service and his presidential run. Although the book is aimed at children, it deals with John McCain's capture and imprisonment as a prisoner of war for five and a half years during the Vietnam War. For its initial pressing, over 200,000 copies were printed.
