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Values

Perseverance books

Sticking with hard things.

39 books

A Long Walk to Water
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A Long Walk to Water

Linda Sue Park

Ages 10–14

Out of My Mind
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Out of My Mind

Sharon M. Draper

Ages 10–13

Refugee
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Refugee

Alan Gratz

Ages 9–12

Fish in a Tree
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Fish in a Tree

Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Ages 9–12

Salt to the Sea
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Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys

Ages 13–17

Ada Twist, Scientist
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Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty

Ages 5–9

Iggy Peck, Architect
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Iggy Peck, Architect

Andrea Beaty

Ages 5–9

Rosie Revere, Engineer
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Rosie Revere, Engineer

Andrea Beaty

Ages 5–9

After the Fall
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After the Fall

Dan Santat

Ages 4–8

The Most Magnificent Thing
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The Most Magnificent Thing

Ashley Spires

Ages 4–8

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The Kid from Tomkinsville

John R. Tunis

Ages 10–13

Soar
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Soar

Joan Bauer

Ages 9–12

Booked
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Booked

Kwame Alexander

Ages 10–13

Rebound
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Rebound

Kwame Alexander

Ages 10–13

The Crossover
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

Ages 10–13

Patina
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Patina

Jason Reynolds

Ages 10–13

Ghost
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Ghost

Jason Reynolds

Ages 10–13

The Contract
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The Contract

Derek Jeter

Ages 8–12

Miracle on 49th Street
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Miracle on 49th Street

Mike Lupica

Ages 10–13

Travel Team
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Travel Team

Mike Lupica

Ages 9–12

Heat
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Heat

Mike Lupica

Ages 9–12

The Boy Who Saved Baseball
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The Boy Who Saved Baseball

John H. Ritter

Ages 9–12

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Babe and Me

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–12

Jackie and Me
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Jackie and Me

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–12

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