Perserverance
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Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Barzelay Stelson
This striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui’s survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath. Having conducted extensive interviews with Sachiko Yasui, Caren Stelson chronicles Sachiko s trauma and loss as well as her long journey to find peace.
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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan
This is a true story about Michael Jordan. He almost gave up on his dream of playing professional basketball because he thought he would never grow tall enough. His parents taught him hardwork, determination and to perservere through the hardships. His mother, the author, tells the story of Michael Jordan in this book.
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Seeds Of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson
A biography of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist, Wangari Maathai. A female scientist who made a stand in the face of opposition to women’s rights and her own Greenbelt Movement, in an effort to restore Kenya’s ecosystem by planting millions of trees.
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Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man’s head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton
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Soul Surfer
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton returns to competitive surfing after losing her arm in a shark attack.
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible by Leon Leyson
A memoir by one of the youngest Holocaust survivors describes his family’s forced relocation to the Krakow Ghetto, his endurance of torturous conditions imposed by Amon Goeth and his survival through the intervention of Oskar Schindler.
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The Boy who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Presents a story of how an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors.
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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
Duncan discovers his crayons have left due to unfair working conditions. When he reads their letters to him explaining why they left, he makes sure to give them equal importance when coloring.
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The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
This classic tale features an engine who is given the task of pulling a large train over a mountain. Using the mantra “I think I can” allows the engine to overcome more than he ever imagined.
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