Phenomenal AOC: The Roots and Rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Themes & Content

• Genres
• Non-Fiction

• Central Theme Categories
• Biography/Autobiography

• Content
• Activism/Social Justice Movements
• Environmental & Wildlife Activism
• Indigenous Rights
• Urban Activism
• Governmental Relations
• Elections
• Indigenous Sovereignty
• Water Rights
• Inequalities
• Class Differences
• Economic Struggle
• Mind/Body
• Grief/Loss
• Resistance to Authoritative Opinions
• Race-Related
• BIPOC Excellence
• Institutional Racism
• Racism
• School/Extracurricular Activities
• Academic Success

• Settings
• Americas
• Northern America
• United States of America
• New York
• Washington D.C.

• Ethnicity
• Puerto Rican

• Gender Representation
• Boys/Men
• Girls/Women

• Sexual Orientation / Relationship Representation
• Heterosexual

• Race / Culture
• Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American

• Character Prominence
• Dominant Main
• Secondary

• Author Lived Experience
• Author shares race/culture AND ethnicity/tribal nation/homeland with main characters

• Illustrator Lived Experience
• Illustrator shares race/culture with main characters