Impressive was the life of Indira Gandhi, daughter of the Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.  As a matter of fact, during political strife, Nehru was in and out of prison, yet a series of letters between father and daughter allowed him to continue to shape his daughter’s beliefs.  Eventually, Indira served as Prime Minister, too.  Though she believed in Democracy, she herself ruled as a dictator.  She suffered from a difficult marriage, the death of several close family members, and was eventually assassinated herself on a day she strayed from the norm and didn’t put on a bullet-proof vest (because she was appearing on TV and did not want to appear heavy).  Written at a fifth-grade level, this book has more politics in it than may interest the typical middle school student, but that background was important to include in a biography of her life.