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Standing Up for Yourself
Standing Up for Yourself
Standing Up for Yourself Books for Kids | Wonderlit
2,987 books about standing up for yourself
0–3 yrs
202 books
4–7 yrs
996 books
8–11 yrs
1056 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Imani #3
Imani the Superhero
Cicely Lewis
For the child who needs a boost to find their inner strength, this story follows Imani as she discovers that being a sup
Ages 4–8
Epithet Erased #1
Prison of Plastic
Brendan Blaber
For the child navigating the pressure to be 'perfect' while struggling with their own inner world and interpersonal boun
Ages 10–15
Red Clover Readers
Unstoppable
Art Coulson
For the child who feels overlooked or needs to find their inner strength, this story of Jim Thorpe shows how grit and ha
Ages 6–10
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694 books
The Baby-Sitters Club #87
Stacey and the Bad Girls
Ann M. Martin
For the child feeling the pull of a new, 'cool' crowd and struggling to stay true to themselves and their old friends.
Ages 8–12
The Baby-Sitters Club #108
Don't Give Up, Mallory!
Ann M. Martin
Get to know the girl behind the club. This look at Kristy Thomas highlights the leadership and spirit of the babysitters
Ages 8–12
The Baby-Sitters Club #59
Mallory Hates Boys (and Gym)
Ann M. Martin
For the child who feels like an outsider during gym class or struggles with the pressure of early middle school social c
Ages 8–12
Famous Birthdays #4
Born in 1820
Julie Knutson
For the student who wants to see how individual voices can change the world. This accessible biography explores the live
Ages 8–12
Who Was? Graphic Novels
Who Was Joan of Arc?
Sarah Winifred Searle
For the child finding their own voice, this graphic biography explores the courage of a girl who led an army and stayed
Ages 8–12
Horrid Henry #11
Horrid Henry and the Bogey Babysitter
Francesca Simon
For the child who loves a bit of mischief and needs to see that even the biggest troublemakers sometimes meet their matc
Ages 5–9
The Oodlethunks #1
Oona Finds an Egg
Adele Griffin
When Oona finds a mysterious giant egg, she must protect it from the neighborhood bully until a baby stegosaurus hatches
Ages 6–9
Purity
Jackson Pearce
Shelby is torn between her mother’s dying wish for her to live boldly and her father’s rigid desire for her to remain hi
Ages 14–18
Once Upon America
A Long Way to Go
Zibby Oneal
An eight-year-old girl experiences the tension and transformation of the women's suffrage movement as it unfolds against
Ages 7–11
Lil TJ #1
You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!)
Taraji P. Henson
Navigating new friendships and big feelings becomes an empowering journey about setting boundaries and finding the coura
Ages 4–8
The Geek Chronicles #3
Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President
Barbara Park
Unpopular fourth-grader Rosie Swanson decides she has had enough of the status quo and challenges the two most popular k
Ages 8–11
T-backs, T-shirts, Coat and Suit
E. L. Konigsburg
Twelve-year-old Chloë heads to Florida for a quiet summer with her aunt, only to find herself caught in the middle of a
Ages 10–14
Hamster Princess #4
Giant Trouble
Ursula Vernon
Princess Harriet scales a giant beanstalk to rescue a prisoner who is half-harp and half-hamster from the clutches of an
Ages 8–12
The Kids from Kennedy Middle School #1
Queen of the Sixth Grade
Ilene Cooper
Robin is thrilled to join a secret sixth-grade club, until she realizes the leader is a bully and she is the new target
Ages 8–12
Ebbie
Eve Rice
Eddie is determined to be seen as a big kid and starts taking clever steps to drop his baby nickname once and for all.
Ages 3–7
The Little Old Woman and the Hungry Cat
Nancy Polette
A ravenous cat devours everyone in his path until he makes the mistake of swallowing his owner, a clever woman who knows
Ages 4–8
Heiress Heists #1
Heiress Takes All
Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
Olivia is crashing her father's wedding with a secret mission: use the celebration as cover to hack his accounts and rec
Ages 14–18
Monster Mama
Liz Rosenberg
Patrick Edward finds unexpected protection when his fierce monster mother steps in to help him handle the neighborhood b
Ages 4–8
Ambitious Girl
Meena Harris
A young girl watches an ambitious woman in action and decides that being ambitious is exactly the kind of person she wan
Ages 4–8
My Story
A Tale of Two Families: The Diary of Jan Packard
Jenny Pausacker
Jan starts a diary to escape her boredom in 1974 Melbourne, only to find herself swept up in the surprising changes of h
Ages 10–14
Pocket Bios
Rosa Parks
Clémentine V. Baron
One woman's refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus sparks a movement and turns Rosa Parks into a symbol for civ
Ages 6–9
