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success

Books about success for readers of all ages.

Cover of African American Achievers Set (African-American Achievers)

African American Achievers Set (African-American Achievers)

Gina de Angelis, Cookie Lommel, Taressa Stovall

Ages 12–15achievementperseverance

Cover of Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

Elina Furman, Leah Furman

Ages 12–18biographymusic

Cover of Galaxy of Superstars Set (Galaxy of Superstars)

Galaxy of Superstars Set (Galaxy of Superstars)

Tim O'Shei, Erik Anjou, Sam Wellman

Ages 12–15biographyachievement

Cover of The amazing fate of Raoul Raccoon

The amazing fate of Raoul Raccoon

Agnès Couderc

Ages 5–10successinventions

Cover of Charm Club Bind-up (Charm Club)

Charm Club Bind-up (Charm Club)

Paula Manzanero

Ages 7–11friendshipmagic

Cover of Most valuable

Most valuable

Amar'e Stoudemire

Ages 8–13teamworksuccess

Cover of The Gordon Star

The Gordon Star

Rebecca Patterson

Ages 4–8successachievement

Cover of The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make

Sean Covey

Ages 13–18decision-makinglife skills

Cover of Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer

Marc Shapiro, M. Shapiro, Marc Shapiro

Ages 10–16authorshipcreativity

Cover of Puss in boots

Puss in boots

Ages 4–9clevernessambition

Cover of Puss in boots

Puss in boots

Suzy-Jane Tanner

Ages 4–8clevernessambition

Cover of Triumphs

Triumphs

Ages 12–15perseveranceachievement

Cover of Tom Hanks (People in the News)

Tom Hanks (People in the News)

Ages 12–15perseverancesuccess

Cover of Strive and succeed

Strive and succeed

Horatio Alger, Jr.

Ages 10–15perseverancehard work

Cover of Adele

Adele

Sarah Tieck

Ages 7–12biographymusic

Cover of Contemporary American Success Stories

Contemporary American Success Stories

Barbara J. Marvis, Barbara Tidman, Melanie Cole, Valerie Menard, Christine Granados, Susan Zannos

Ages 9–14successperseverance

Cover of Successful Sports

Successful Sports

Andrew Santella, Ted Cox, Ron Litke, David Marshall, John Verrier, Keith Reynolds, Tony Ward

Ages 9–12sportsachievement

Cover of Edison, His Life and Inventions

Edison, His Life and Inventions

Frank Lewis Dyer

Ages 9–15innovationperseverance

Cover of Adventure underground

Adventure underground

John Wooden, Steve Jamison

Ages 7–11teamworksuccess

Cover of Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj

Felicity Britton

Ages 10–16perseverancecreativity

Cover of Learning about determination from the life of Gloria Estefan

Learning about determination from the life of Gloria Estefan

Jeanne Strazzabosco

Ages 7–12determinationperseverance

Cover of Coconut's guide to life

Coconut's guide to life

Casey Lukatz

Ages 5–10life lessonscharacter building

Cover of Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Amy Ruth Allen

Ages 9–14perseverancecreativity

Cover of Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss

Ages 4–10successperseverance