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outsmarting challenges

Books about outsmarting challenges for readers of all ages.

Cover of Last Stories of Polly and the Wolf

Last Stories of Polly and the Wolf

Catherine Storr

Ages 7–11friendshipcleverness

Cover of Sam and the Tigers

Sam and the Tigers

Julius Lester

Ages 4–8clevernesshumor