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Resilience & Perseverance Books for Kids | Wonderlit

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Resilience & Perseverance

20,815 books about resilience & perseverance

Resilience is built from small recoveries. These 20,815 books show children what bouncing back actually looks like. Not the inspirational poster version, but the real one, where things are hard for a while before they get better.

Stories about not giving up — falling down, getting back up, and trying one more time.

Related:Fear & Bravery Self-Confidence Growing Up

0–3 yrs2105 books

4–7 yrs

8075 books

8–11 yrs7908 books

12–18 yrs2382 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

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

Cover of On the Way to a Smile

On the Way to a Smile

Kazushige Nojima

For young readers grappling with immense change, loss, and the daunting task of finding hope after catastrophe, this boo

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James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein

Jamie Grimm dreams of winning a massive comedy contest, using his wit to stand up to a local bully while hiding a secret

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Girls Survive #4

Sarah Journeys West

Nikki Shannon Smith

Twelve-year-old Sarah faces a treacherous trek from Iowa to California in 1851, braving harsh weather and prejudice in s

Cover of Paper Things

Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Ari and her brother Gage are couch surfing and sneaking into shelters to stay together, all while Ari fights to keep her

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Horses of the Maury River #1

Chancey of the Maury River

An orphaned albino horse overcomes physical hardships and fading sight to find a new life healing others at the Maury Ri

Cover of The Wellington Avalanche, 1910

The Wellington Avalanche, 1910

Trapped on a stalled train during a relentless snowstorm, one young girl faces the terrifying power of America’s deadlie

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #1

The Bad Beginning

Three clever siblings face a series of truly unfortunate events, from a greedy villain to itchy clothes, in this darkly

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Press Start! #15

Mega Mole Girl Digs Deep!

Thomas Flintham

Mega Mole Girl must dig deep and use her best gaming skills to rescue Super Rabbit Boy after a villain captures the worl

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Will's Race for Home

Jewell Parker Rhodes

In 1889, Will and his father race from Texas to Oklahoma, braving bandits and rough terrain to finally claim a piece of

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Aven Green Music Machine

Third-grader Aven Green is determined to be a pro musician, even if she hasn't mastered the piano in a day. Her journey

Cover of The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found

The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found

Ten young refugees living in shipping-crate homes in Greece share their dreams and daily struggles through poetic words

Cover of Fearscape

The Devouring #3

Imprisoned in a hospital and facing demonic beings known as the Vours, Reggie refuses to stop fighting to protect her br

Cover of Wilderness Days

Wilderness Days

Jennifer L. Holm

Sixteen-year-old Jane traded Philadelphia etiquette for the rough Washington frontier. Surviving shipwrecks and smallpox

Cover of I Survived the Black Death, 1348

I Survived the Black Death, 1348

A young girl fights for survival in medieval England as a deadly plague sweeps across the land, testing her courage and

Cover of Gathering Blue

The Giver Quartet #2

For readers exploring themes of resilience and self-discovery in a challenging world, this story follows a gifted weaver

Cover of Embattlement

The Undergrounders #2

Derry faces a desperate race against time to rescue Owen while navigating sabotage, mutiny, and a mysterious leader's se

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Dust: Before and After

After a comet strikes Earth, Dust wakes up to a ruined world and new, dangerous powers that a rising creature is despera

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #6

The Ersatz Elevator

Dark staircases and parsley soda await the Baudelaire orphans as they try to outsmart a liar and escape a new cycle of m

Cover of The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!

The Fastest Drummer: Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!

Viola Smith picks up the only instrument left for her and drums so fast she shatters every expectation for female musici

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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #30

When an evil Wither steals his magic scroll, Zombie has to trade shortcuts for sweat to master the art of Mob Fu and sav

Cover of Big Tree

For children processing the enormity of environmental change, this epic journey offers a sense of connection to the long

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Kwame Alexander

This lyrical ode honors the grit and perseverance of Black Americans, from the trauma of the past to the triumphant spir

Cover of The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Bartholomew Cubbins #1

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Bartholomew Cubbins faces the bizarre wrath of King Derwin when his simple peasant hat begins to multiply in increasingl

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