Sales of Kamala Harris books boomed after she was declared vice president-elect, as Americans sought to educate themselves — and their children — about her

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

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• Sales of books by or about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris surged after the election, AP reported Sunday.
• Two books written by Harris, as well as two children's books about her, made it to Amazon's list of top ten best-selling books on Sunday.
• Harris' children's book "Superheroes Are Everywhere" peaked at number two.
• People have also been buying books by or about Joe Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, Donald Trump, and Stacey Abrams.
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People bought more books by or about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the weekend after the election as they sought to educate themselves or their children about her.

Four of Amazon's top ten books on Sunday were either written by or about Harris, AP first reported – and three of these were children's books.

Her own children's book, "Superheroes Are Everywhere," peaked at number two on Sunday.

The book includes reflections on her childhood, family photos, illustrations, and activities for kids, such as drawing.

Her memoir "The Truths We Hold: An American Journey," released in August, also made it to the top ten over the weekend.

Two children's books about her were also in the top ten: "Kamala and Maya's Big Idea," written by her niece Meena Harris about the vice-president elect and her sister, and "Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice," by Nikki Grimes.

The California senator and attorney will make history by becoming the nation's first female, Black, and Asian American vice president. 

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People also bought books about President-elect Joe Biden. Children's book "Joey: The Story of Joe Biden" by his wife Jill Biden and "Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now" by Evan Osnos also made it to the top 100 over the weekend.

Other political reads that made up the top 100 include "Becoming" by Michelle Obama, "Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change" by Stacey Abrams, and "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" by Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump.

Though not released until November 17, pre-sales of Barack Obama's presidential memoir "A Promised Land" put it in fifth place on Monday.

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