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Resilience & Perseverance

Resilience is built from small recoveries. These 0 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

Resilience & Perseverance Books for Kids | Wonderlit

20,815 books about resilience & perseverance

0–3 yrs2105 books

4–7 yrs8075 books

8–11 yrs7908 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Cover of The Way I Am Now

The Way I Used to Be #2

The Way I Am Now

As Eden's sexual assault case goes to trial, she reconnects with Josh, who is dealing with his own family struggles. Can

Cover of Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!

Press Start! #1

Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!

Thomas Flintham

King Viking has stolen Singing Dog and deployed a robot army! Super Rabbit Boy must race through every level to save fun

Cover of Rock's Dream

A little rock refuses to listen to doubting forest friends and sets out on a determined quest to see something grow in t

1 2 3 4 5...868

12–18 yrs

2382 books

Cover of The Book of a Thousand Days

The Book of a Thousand Days

Shannon Hale

Locked in a tower for years, young Dashti must protect her mistress before escaping to a new land where they both hide t

Ages 10–14

Cover of Seeing Through Stones

Seeing Through Clouds #2

Seeing Through Stones

Two siblings flee a violent home for the streets of Chicago, balancing a desperate hope for a new future against the hea

Cover of The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

The Return of the King

The great War of the Ring reaches its thundering peak as the Hobbits of Middle-earth face their final trials in a world

Cover of Joey: The Story of Joe Biden

Joey: The Story of Joe Biden

Young Joey Biden grows from a tenacious, athletic kid in Scranton to a star student and peacemaker destined for leadersh

Cover of Who Was Henry Ford?

Who Was Henry Ford?

Michael Burgan, Who HQ

A farm boy from Michigan uses his massive ambition to invent the assembly line and create the Model T, forever changing

Cover of The Robo-Battle of Mega Tortoise Vs. Hazard Hare

The Robo-Battle of Mega Tortoise Vs. Hazard Hare

Stephanie True Peters

Shelly the Tortoise builds a high-tech mechanical suit to take down her rival in an epic, forest-wide robotic battle are

Cover of Who Is Michael Jordan?

Who Is Michael Jordan?

Kirsten Anderson

Michael Jordan’s fierce competitive spirit drove him from fighting for attention as a boy to becoming an NBA legend with

Cover of The Icebound Land

Ranger's Apprentice #3

The Icebound Land

Halt and Horace trek into the frozen northern islands to rescue their kidnapped friends from slave traders while facing

Cover of Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who HQ

Real life on the frontier was full of both hardship and wonder. See how the true childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder inspi

Cover of After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

Humpty Dumpty loves birdwatching from the city wall, but his famous fall left him terrified of heights. Witness the cour

Cover of Endure

Alexa must journey deep into enemy territory to rescue a friend while fighting an evil influence that could force her to

Cover of Who Was Pelé?

James Buckley Jr.

A young boy in Brazil practices soccer with his father, eventually rising to win the World Cup and score an incredible o

Cover of I Promise

For children building their character and confidence. This rhythmic call to action encourages kids to make daily promise

Cover of Super Rabbit Boy Blasts Off!

Press Start! #5

Super Rabbit Boy Blasts Off!

Thomas Flintham

King Viking is causing chaos in deep space! Jump into a Level 1 rocketship and help Super Rabbit Boy battle space robots

Cover of Alebrijes

The Last Cuentista #2

Donna Barba Higuera

In a barren wasteland, a young pickpocket's consciousness is exiled into a drone, leading him to discover mutant monster

Cover of Winter

The Lunar Chronicles #4

Princess Winter must join forces with a cyborg mechanic and a band of rebels to overthrow an evil queen and end a war th

Cover of Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

For any child on the cusp of a new adventure, this classic story offers empowering wisdom about facing life's ups and do

Cover of Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Michael Burgan, Who HQ

The youngest man to ever be president was also a hunter, pilot, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Meet the larger-than-life

Cover of Sarah Bishop

After the War for Independence tears her family apart, Sarah Bishop flees into the wilderness to build a solitary new li

Cover of Who Was Frida Kahlo?

Who Was Frida Kahlo?

Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ

Frida Kahlo used her iconic braids, colorful outfits, and haunting self-portraits to transform her physical pain into a

Cover of Odder

Katherine Applegate

Odder the sea otter loves underwater acrobatics, but a run-in with a great white shark forces her to find a new kind of