Young Golda Meir was quick to take charge at the first meeting of the American Young Sisters Society: I “naturally appointed myself president.” When the group falls short in its initial effort to raise money for new textbooks for immigrant school children in Milwaukee, she boldly approaches a local theater owner. “I need to borrow the hall for a public event.” Her fundraising plan is a rally, at which she will appeal to the audience for donations. Her nerve almost fails her, but she steps out onto the stage and speaks. “The way I see it … it’s the community’s responsibility to help Milwaukee kids who can’t afford school books. I ask each of you to look into your hearts and wallets and give what you can.” It’s a rousing success. This spirited, engaging, warmly illustrated look at a single event from the childhood of Israel’s first female prime minister is fictionalized but, notes the author, the events are true. (Ages 5–8)