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"In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people--both seasoned and new--that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly...
4) SumoKitty
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomesa scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
Author
Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
Author
Series
Dead Sea squirrels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Michael learns that--like the Thessalonians in the Bible--he will prosper if he works hard when Pearl the 2,000-year-old squirrel helps him study for his math test.
9) D.W. flips
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1987
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.
10) Just one flake
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Determined to catch a perfect snowflake, Liam sticks out his tongue and tries a number of tricks, all to no avail, but after giving it one last shot, he grabs one in an unexpected way.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending picture book, Dahabo must decide whether to keep working on her science fair project or quit. Readers make choices for Dahabo and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includes four different endings and discussion questions"--
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Language
English
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A Guide to Resilience: The Second-Greatest Principle in the World
Christian Moore is convinced that each of us has a power hidden within, something that can get us through any kind of adversity. That power is resilience.
In The Resilience Breakthrough, Moore delivers a practical primer on how you can become more resilient in a world of instability and narrowing opportunity, whether you're facing financial troubles,
...14) Busy Betty
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Series
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As she tries to give her big, smelly dog Frank a bath, which becomes more impossible by the minute, Betty learns that she can accomplish anything with perseverance, teamwork, and one great idea"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
An unbelievably hilarious middle-grade true story from bestselling author Jordan Sonnenblick. In a typical school year, every kid has one or two things go wrong. But for Jordan, there's A LOT going wrong ALL THE TIME. By keeping his cool (some of the time), banging on the drums (a lot), and keeping his sense of humor (all the time), Jordan's going to try to make it through the year . . . and grow up to write a book about it! -- adapted from Amazon.com....
17) Halfway Herbert
Author
Publisher
David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A boy who is known as "Halfway Herbert" because he never bothers to finish anything gets into trouble when he tells a half truth and learns about doing things whole-heartedly along with the lesson on honesty.
18) Wizard's hall
Author
Publisher
Magic Carpet Books
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st Magic Carpet Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself.
19) Hitch takes off
Author
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
Hitch spends every day moving big planes from around the world into place at the airport. Will his desire to see the world be fulfilled or will Hitch be left to his imagination?
20) Gritty Ninja
Author
Series
Publisher
Grow Grit Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Gritty Ninja was the type of ninja that seemed to be good at everything. He wasn't particularly talented at anything. But the one thing that set him apart was that he just...never gave up. But once upon a time, Gritty Ninja was not always like this. He used to give up on things when he got bored, frustrated, or when it got too hard. Things change when a buddy introduces him to a strategy to help him grow grit and not give up. Find out what happens...
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