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Hope & Optimism

Hope & Optimism Books for Kids | Wonderlit

6,260 books about hope & optimism

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4–7 yrs2383 books

8–11 yrs1950 books

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O Captain, My Captain: Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

Robert Burleigh

Walt Whitman turned his profound grief over the death of Abraham Lincoln into some of the most powerful and enduring poe

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Aremis Slake flees his life to find sanctuary in the New York City subway tunnels, surviving for 121 days beneath the st

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Scientists in the Field

The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity

Elizabeth Rusch

For the child who marvels at how things work, this real-life adventure explores the high-stakes engineering and grit req

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12–18 yrs

970 books

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Words We Keep, The

Erin Stewart

For the teen managing the weight of being the perfect child while navigating a sibling's mental health crisis and their

Ages 14–18

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Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science

Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers

Priscilla Belz Jenkins

For the child who wonders about the wild animals hiding in plain sight, this book reveals how peregrine falcons made our

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The Rose Beyond the Wall

For the child learning how to say goodbye to a loved one as they face the final stages of life and the transition of hos

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A poem for missie

Elizabeth Louisa Mullen

Gentle poems written for a beloved senior dog named Missie offer a quiet place to reflect on the long life and final goo

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The Sigilord Chronicles #1

The Fifth Vertex

A deaf boy cast out by his warrior society discovers an ancient, long-dormant magic that might be the only weapon agains

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For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why It Matters

For the curious young citizen who wants to understand how their country works and how they can make a difference in thei

Cover of Dark Water

Fifteen-year-old Pearl finds first love on her uncle's avocado ranch, but she and a migrant worker are soon trapped by e

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True Stories in Focus #1

Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown v. Board of Education

Lawrence Goldstone

For the teenager grappling with why the world is unfair, this history of the fight against segregation shows how legal b

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Zedie and Zoola Light Up the Night

Vanessa Lloyd-Esenkaya

Darkness has fallen over the village, sending Zedie and Zoola on a glowing quest to find the glorms needed to bring the

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A Walk With Grandpa

Sharon K. Solomon

For the child learning about the painful reality of American history and the strength required to survive injustice and

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The Pull of the Ocean

Jean-Claude Mourlevat

For the child who feels the weight of family struggles but finds strength in their own quiet brilliance and the protecti

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Oil Spill! Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

For the curious student asking why the ocean needs our help after a major disaster. A clear look at the 2010 Gulf oil sp

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Jonah Winter's Picture Book Biographies

You Never Heard Of Willie Mays?!

For the child who loves sports but needs to understand the grit it takes to overcome unfairness. Celebrate the 'Say Hey

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I Am Alfonso Jones

For teens grappling with news of police violence and systemic injustice, this haunting graphic novel offers a space to p

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Issues in Focus Today

Vote!: Women's Fight for Access to the Ballot Box

Coral Celeste Frazer

For the young reader questioning why things are the way they are, this history of the suffrage movement shows how persis

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Phenomenal Female Entrepreneurs

For the ambitious young dreamer who wants to see how real-world ideas become global successes, these true stories highli

Cover of Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing

Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing

Emily X.R. Pan, Nova Ren Suma

Enter a world where the mundane meets the supernatural through a collection of stories that use magical realism to explo

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Casey Back at Bat

For the child who feels discouraged after a mistake and needs to know that one failure doesn't define them.

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The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

For the child curious about how one person can change history, this inspiring true story follows John Roy Lynch from ens

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I Miss You Most

For the child grappling with the heavy feeling of missing someone special, whether they are far away or gone, this gentl

Cover of Toggle

Mysterious green circles appear across the globe offering total transformation, forcing the world to decide if these str