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Hope & Optimism
Hope & Optimism
Hope & Optimism Books for Kids | Wonderlit
1,921 books about hope & optimism
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Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust
Neal Shusterman
Jewish folklore and surreal imagery weave together five powerful stories of resistance and heroism during the darkest ho
Ages 12–18
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
Christina Soontornvat
Twelve soccer players and their coach are trapped by floodwaters deep inside a Thai cave, sparking a massive, high-stake
Ages 10–14
Echo
Pam Muñoz Ryan
A single harmonica travels through time and across borders, connecting three children facing family crises through a mys
Ages 9–14
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Wide Awake
David Levithan
For the teen processing big questions about democracy and identity. Two boyfriends join a nationwide protest after a con
Ages 14–18
Death-Cast #2
The First to Die at the End
Adam Silvera
Two strangers find an instant connection in Times Square on the fateful night Death-Cast begins predicting the exact mom
Ages 14–18
Seeing Through Clouds #2
Seeing Through Stones
Rajdeep Paulus
Two siblings flee a violent home for the streets of Chicago, balancing a desperate hope for a new future against the hea
Ages 13–18
Death-Cast #3
The Survivor Wants to Die at the End
Adam Silvera
Paz and Alano are two strangers brought together by fate and a deadly system, fighting to find a reason to live before t
Ages 14–18
Gilbert and Sullivan Set Me Free
Kathleen Karr
In a 1900s women's prison, a teenager finds an unexpected sense of freedom and light when she joins a choir to perform a
Ages 10–14
Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
Kwame Alexander
For teens grappling with the reality of systemic racism and looking for a way to process the weight of recent events thr
Ages 12–18
Letters of Enchantment #2
Ruthless Vows
Rebecca Ross
Separated by a brutal war and lost memories, Iris and Roman must find their way back to each other through secret letter
Ages 14–18
Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf
Sonya Hartnett
In a fading town, two young people find their lives intertwined when they encounter a legendary creature that could chan
Ages 14–18
Lunar New Year Love Story
Gene Luen Yang
Convinced her family is cursed to face eternal heartbreak, Val’s outlook shifts after a chance encounter with a pair of
Ages 12–18
Justice for All: A Story of Faith and Equality
Elena Matthews
Sixteen-year-old Elena Morales and her friends form The Micah Project to save their community center, putting their fait
Ages 13–18
Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Stella and Will are falling for each other, but because of their lung conditions, a single breath or touch could be fata
Ages 12–18
Refugee #1
Refugee
Alan Gratz
Three children from different eras—1930s Germany, 1990s Cuba, and 2015 Syria—undertake harrowing journeys in a desperate
Ages 9–14
Falling Like Stars
Evelyn Sloane
A quiet stargazer and a boy with a camera find a spark under meteor showers, but rumors and heartache test whether their
Ages 13–17
The Lord of the Rings #3
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien
The great War of the Ring reaches its thundering peak as the Hobbits of Middle-earth face their final trials in a world
Ages 12–18
Letters of Enchantment #1
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross
Iris writes secret letters to her brother on the frontlines of a war between gods, never expecting her cold office rival
Ages 14–18
Lovely War
Julie Berry
Aphrodite narrates a sweeping story of four mortals whose lives of music, architecture, and heartbreak collide during th
Ages 14–18
Everything Sad Is Untrue
Daniel Nayeri
In an Oklahoma middle school, a young refugee named Daniel weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of Persian folklore and family
Ages 10–16
The Coalition #1
The Coalition
Rachel Caldecott-Thornton
In the year 2332, species communicate through telepathy to run the planet, but a group of human rebels threatens to dest
Ages 12–17
The Tribe (Kwaymullina) #3
The Foretelling of Georgie Spider
Ambelin Kwaymullina
Georgie Spider has seen the end of the world and the death of her leader; now she must fight to change the future and sa
Ages 14–18
Two Degrees
Alan Gratz
Wildfire, flood, and thinning ice force three kids from California to Manitoba into a fight for survival as they realize
Ages 8–13
You've Reached Sam #2
You've Found Oliver
Dustin Thao
A year after Sam’s death, Oliver accidentally calls his old number, leading to an unexpected connection with a stranger
Ages 14–18
