Sarah

Sarah Palin, forty-two, a hockey mom and former small-town mayor, thought her dream of making a difference in the male-dominated realm of Alaska politics was over when she went clashed with the state chairman of her Republican party and went head to head with the powerful Republican governor over issues having to do with ethics and openness in government. Yet, the former prep basketball star could not shake a feeling that she was destined for something bigger. In 2006, she became a long-shot candidate for governor, demanding a higher ethical standard in state government. Then, fate intervened. Her populist reform message sudddenly became front-page news when a major political scandal rocked Alaska politics. Alaskans began listening to her. And they liked what they heard. This is the story about how the biggest political upset in Alaska history propelled Sarah Palin into the governor's office where shed was the youngest and first women to serve in the state's highest office.Johnson, Kaylene is the author of 'Sarah', published 2008 under ISBN 9780979047084 and ISBN 0979047080.