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overcoming challenges

Books about overcoming challenges for readers of all ages.

Cover of Gold nugget trip

Gold nugget trip

Candri Hodges

Ages 8–12family bondingparent-child relationships

Cover of Flight

Flight

Elizabeth Stow Ellison

Ages 9–14familylearning disabilities

Cover of Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape)

Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape)

Carrie Jones

Ages 12–17self-confidenceidentity

Cover of Emergency quarterback

Emergency quarterback

Rich Wallace

Ages 12–16sportsleadership

Cover of Mary Marony and the Snake

Mary Marony and the Snake

Suzy Kline

Ages 7–11stutteringovercoming challenges

Cover of The worlds greatest underachiever and the crunchy pickle disaster

The worlds greatest underachiever and the crunchy pickle disaster

Henry Winkler

Ages 7–12self-acceptanceschool struggles

Cover of Scarface Claw

Scarface Claw

Lynley Dodd

Ages 3–8couragefear

Cover of Boo!

Boo!

Ben Newman

Ages 3–7couragefear

Cover of Mole Who Was Scared of the Dark

Mole Who Was Scared of the Dark

Julia Jarman

Ages 3–7couragefear

Cover of The Tusked Terror

The Tusked Terror

Alex Cliff

Ages 8–12heroismcourage

Cover of The Raging Bulls

The Raging Bulls

Alex Cliff

Ages 8–12heroismadventure

Cover of Get to Work, Hercules!

Get to Work, Hercules!

Kate McMullan

Ages 8–12heroismperseverance

Cover of Mom goes to war

Mom goes to war

Irene Aparici Martin

Ages 4–10familycourage

Cover of Tashi and the wicked magician and other stories

Tashi and the wicked magician and other stories

Anna Fienberg

Ages 7–11couragecleverness

Cover of Elvis the Camel

Elvis the Camel

Barbara Devine

Ages 4–8resilienceacceptance

Cover of Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Michele Martin Bossley

Ages 8–12perseverancesports

Cover of Flip and the cows

Flip and the cows

Wesley Dennis

Ages 5–9couragefear

Cover of Against the Odds (Fast Breaks , No 4)

Against the Odds (Fast Breaks , No 4)

Joe Layden

Ages 8–12perseveranceovercoming challenges

Cover of Catch that pass!

Catch that pass!

Matt Christopher

Ages 8–12sportsperseverance

Cover of Willow King

Willow King

Chris Platt

Ages 9–14determinationhorses

Cover of Power Pitcher

Power Pitcher

Matt Christopher

Ages 8–12baseballperseverance

Cover of Ingrown Tyrone (A Smarties Book) (A Smarties Book Series)

Ingrown Tyrone (A Smarties Book) (A Smarties Book Series)

Tolya L. Thompson

Ages 4–8self-acceptancesize perception

Cover of The terrible terror book

The terrible terror book

M. D. Spenser

Ages 7–12fearcourage

Cover of The knight who was afraid to fight

The knight who was afraid to fight

Barbara Shook Hazen

Ages 4–8couragefear