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"In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people--both seasoned and new--that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly...
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
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Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle--one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters--a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II--need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After one...
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Betty Bunny books volume 4
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When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.
5) Busy Betty
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"As she tries to give her big, smelly dog Frank a bath, which becomes more impossible by the minute, Betty learns that she can accomplish anything with perseverance, teamwork, and one great idea"--
6) Big Choo
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Little Choo wants to be just like his father Papa Pufferbelly, but pulling a line of freight cars up a steep mountain might be a little too much for the small engine.
7) Jabari tries
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Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perseverance and problem-solving.
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"The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey's Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams and artist Kitt Thomas. Stacey's favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books. On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new student named Julie has trouble reading in English, so they begin sharing books and...
10) Mailbox magic
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Holiday House
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c2000
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English
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A young boy who wants to receive mail of his own sends away for an offer he sees on the back of a cereal box.
11) La la la
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Candlewick Press
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2017.
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English
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Follows a singing girl's fruitless search for a friend in her world, until one night when her song is finally heard by someone who understands. This almost wordless picture book is a gentle reminder of how powerful we can be when we dare to reach out to one another.
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Isaiah Dunn volume 1
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English
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"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...
13) The donkey egg
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After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.
14) Why not you?
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Rhyming text shows the importance of believing in oneself and perseverance to achieve any goals.
16) Plunked
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English
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Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.
17) Oh, Panda
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Alfred A. Knopf
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[2023]
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English
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Panda tries to follow a butterfly over a mountain, but the slippery, snowy slope makes it difficult to climb.
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"One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! Based on a true story, this is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood."--Jacket.
19) SumoKitty
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A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
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