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Hope & Optimism
Hope & Optimism
Hope & Optimism Books for Kids | Wonderlit
6,574 books about hope & optimism
0–3 yrs
690 books
4–7 yrs
2479 books
8–11 yrs
2045 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Minerva Louise #1
Minerva Louise
Janet Morgan Stoeke
Follow a curious hen as she wanders into a house with red curtains and turns everyday rooms into her own feathered playg
Ages 2–5
The History of Goody Two-Shoes
Oliver Goldsmith, Griffith Jones, John Newbery
For the child who needs to see that kindness and a love for learning can help them overcome even the toughest beginnings
Ages 8–14
Soar
Joan Bauer
Jeremiah knows everything about baseball, but a heart operation means he can't step onto the field. Now he must find a n
Ages 10–14
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Total Garbage: A Messy Dive into Trash, Waste, and Our World
Rebecca Donnelly
Everything we throw away has a secret history, from its messy origins to the science of where it ends up and how we can
Ages 8–12
Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella (Ntsuag Nos: Ib Tug Cinderella Hmoob)
Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Tzexa Cherta Lee
Ntsuag Nos must overcome her stepmother's cruelty in this Hmong retelling of Cinderella, aided by a pair of special sand
Ages 6–10
Remember Valley Forge: Patriots, Tories, and Spies Tell Their Stories
Thomas B. Allen
Experience the Continental Army's winter at Valley Forge through the eyes of a teenage soldier, a spy, and a doctor usin
Ages 10–14
Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes (Los perros magicos de los volcanes)
Manlio Argueta
Magical dogs emerge from the volcanoes of El Salvador to protect the people and help them triumph over oppression in thi
Ages 6–10
Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids
National Geographic, Mary Robinson (foreword)
Stunning photography and student poetry pair together to explain the fundamental rights every person deserves in this lo
Ages 10–14
Next Life #1
Afterworld
James G. Robertson
Leon wakes to a brutal dystopian afterlife where humans are enslaved and ancient gods loom, forcing him to find the stre
Ages 14–18
Stand As Tall As the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest
Patricia Gualinga and Laura Resau
Members of an Ecuadorean Kichwa community stand together in a high-stakes legal battle to protect their Amazonian home f
Ages 4–8
No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kathleen Krull
Ruth Bader Ginsburg spent years proving she was just as smart and capable as her male colleagues on her long journey to
Ages 4–9
Civil Rights Struggles Around the World
Who Will Shout if Not Us?: Student Activists and the Tiananmen Square Protest, China, 1989
Ann Kerns
Follow the courageous students who risked everything in the spring of 1989 to stand up for freedom and civil rights in C
Ages 12–18
Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers
Juliet Menéndez
From the stage to the Supreme Court, these forty trailblazing Latina women began their journeys as children with big dre
Ages 8–12
The Mother of a Movement: Jeanne Manford
Rob Sanders
A mother stands up for her son and changes history by writing a brave letter that launched a global movement for LGBTQ+
Ages 4–8
Freedom Like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans
J. Patrick Lewis
Celebrate thirteen Black Americans who shaped history through this moving fusion of biographical poetry and striking por
Ages 8–12
Mary Underwater
Shannon Doleski
Thirteen-year-old Mary seeks refuge from her father’s return by building an underwater vehicle with Kip, finding a hidde
Ages 12–16
Otto the Book Bear
Katie Cleminson
A tiny bear who lives inside a book comes to life to read and write in secret, but everything changes when he is acciden
Ages 3–6
Up in Sister Bay
Charles Ferry
For the teenager grappling with how global events and the approach of adulthood can suddenly shift the ground beneath ev
Ages 12–17
Honey Jar, The: An Armenian's Escape to Freedom
Joan Schoettler
Eight-year-old Bedros fights to keep his sisters safe during a harrowing escape from Armenia in this moving true story o
Ages 9–12
World War II Short Stories for Kids
Krysha Lyn de Juan
For the curious young historian who wants to understand the grit and bravery of real people during one of the world's mo
Ages 8–12
Knockin' on Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates
Lynne Barasch
After losing his leg in a factory accident at age twelve, Clayton Bates defies the odds to become a world-renowned tap d
Ages 6–10
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Ken Mochizuki
Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara puts his career and family at risk to issue life-saving visas to thousands of Jewish r
Ages 7–11
Tales from Gold Mountain: Stories of the Chinese in the New World
Paul Yee
Eight powerful tales weave together Chinese customs and the grit of immigrants building a new life in North America desp
Ages 10–14
Todos Iguales - All Equal
Christy Hale
This bilingual account tells the true story of Mexican American families in 1930s California fighting for their children
Ages 6–10
