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doing the right thing

Books about doing the right thing for readers of all ages.

Cover of Standard Hero Behavior

Standard Hero Behavior

John David Anderson

Ages 9–13heroismcourage

Cover of Danger on Seventh Street and other stories

Danger on Seventh Street and other stories

Jerry D. Thomas

Ages 8–12moral choicesintegrity

Cover of Chicken soup for the little souls

Chicken soup for the little souls

Lisa McCourt

Ages 4–10kindnesscharacter

Cover of Halfway Herbert

Halfway Herbert

Francis Chan

Ages 7–12honestyintegrity

Cover of Attack of the tagger

Attack of the tagger

Wendelin Van Draanen

Ages 9–13heroismcreativity

Cover of Welcome to Odyssey

Welcome to Odyssey

Phil Lollar

Ages 6–12christian faithhelping others

Cover of Charlie Bumpers vs. the really Nice Gnome

Charlie Bumpers vs. the really Nice Gnome

Bill Harley

Ages 8–12kindnesshonesty

Cover of Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Cindy Leaney

Ages 5–9honestyintegrity

Cover of Larryboy and the Hideous Horde

Larryboy and the Hideous Horde

Sean Gaffney

Ages 7–12heroismcourage

Cover of Dudley Do-Right

Dudley Do-Right

Elizabeth Lenhard

Ages 7–12dutyperseverance

Cover of Just Grace

Just Grace

Charise Mericle Harper

Ages 8–12friendshipempathy

Cover of Honestly, Mallory!

Honestly, Mallory!

Laurie B. Friedman

Ages 7–12honestyintegrity

Cover of Undercover tailback

Undercover tailback

Matt Christopher

Ages 8–12honestyfootball

Cover of Kindness and courage

Kindness and courage

Rico Green

Ages 4–10kindnesscourage

Cover of Hero

Hero

Sarah Lean

Ages 8–12couragekindness

Cover of Mr. Chickee's funny money

Mr. Chickee's funny money

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 8–12money and economicshonesty

Cover of Daniel in the Lions' Den

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Brendan Powell Smith

Ages 4–8faithcourage

Cover of Right thing

Right thing

Stephanie Perry Moore

Ages 8–12doing the right thingfriendship

Cover of The Empty Pot

The Empty Pot

Demi

Ages 4–9honestyintegrity

Cover of Sammy Keyes and the kiss goodbye

Sammy Keyes and the kiss goodbye

Wendelin Van Draanen

Ages 9–13mystery and detective workfriendship

Cover of Penny and Her Marble

Penny and Her Marble

Kevin Henkes

Ages 4–8honestyconscience

Cover of Baseball Great

Baseball Great

Tim Green

Ages 10–14sports and competitionfamily relationships

Cover of Well done Noddy!

Well done Noddy!

Enid Blyton

Ages 4–8friendshipkindness

Cover of Finders keepers for Franklin

Finders keepers for Franklin

Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark

Ages 4–8honestyintegrity