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ambition

Books about ambition for readers of all ages.

Cover of Plays (Antony and Cleopatra / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Antony and Cleopatra / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18lovejealousy

Cover of Who Wants to be a Billionaire?

Who Wants to be a Billionaire?

Colin Thompson

Ages 9–14ambitionfamily

Cover of My Mother the Mayor, Maybe

My Mother the Mayor, Maybe

Pat Kibbe, Dan Capozzi

Ages 8–12familyambition

Cover of Take the stage

Take the stage

Joanna Philbin

Ages 8–14performing artsself-discovery

Cover of The biggest star by far

The biggest star by far

Lisa Mullarkey

Ages 6–10performing artsschool life

Cover of Violet on the runway

Violet on the runway

Melissa Walker

Ages 12–16ambitionself-discovery

Cover of Racing against the light

Racing against the light

Michele Spirn

Ages 12–15ambitionperseverance

Cover of The Jelly Bean Crisis

The Jelly Bean Crisis

Jolene Stockman

Ages 10–16ambitionproblem-solving

Cover of Shooting star

Shooting star

Fredrick McKissack, Jr.

Ages 11–16sportspeer pressure

Cover of Another faust

Another faust

Daniel Nayeri

Ages 13–18ambitionpower

Cover of Worm gets a job

Worm gets a job

Kathy Caple

Ages 4–8perseveranceself-worth

Cover of Vote for SpongeBob

Vote for SpongeBob

Erica Pass

Ages 4–8democracyelections

Cover of Breathless

Breathless

Ruth Glick, Eileen Buckholtz, Kathryn Jensen

Ages 10–14adventureambition

Cover of The Tallest Tree

The Tallest Tree

Sandra Belton

Ages 8–12perseveranceambition

Cover of King Nimrod's tower

King Nimrod's tower

Leon Garfield

Ages 5–10ambitionpride

Cover of Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Gary Jeffrey

Ages 8–14perseveranceovercoming adversity

Cover of The cabinet of curiosities

The cabinet of curiosities

Theresa Dowswell

Ages 11–16curiosityapprenticeship

Cover of Cleo

Cleo

Lucy Coats

Ages 12–18historypower

Cover of Willa by Heart (Wedding Planner's Daughter #3)

Willa by Heart (Wedding Planner's Daughter #3)

Coleen Murtagh Paratore

Ages 8–12familyfriendship

Cover of The Shakespeare stealer

The Shakespeare stealer

Gary L. Blackwood

Ages 10–15self-discoveryfriendship

Cover of Kid Who Ran for President

Kid Who Ran for President

Dan Gutman

Ages 8–12politicsdemocracy

Cover of Money hungry

Money hungry

Sharon G. Flake

Ages 10–15povertyfamily

Cover of Bizzy Mizz Lizzie

Bizzy Mizz Lizzie

David Shannon

Ages 4–8ambitionbalance

Cover of Abraham Lincoln, the backwoods boy, or, How a young rail-splitter became president

Abraham Lincoln, the backwoods boy, or, How a young rail-splitter became president

Horatio Alger, Jr.

Ages 9–14perseverancehard work