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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...
3) SumoKitty
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
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 volume 2
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.
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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Description
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
Questioneers volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
Author
Series
Dead Sea squirrels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
10) Mailbox magic
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy who wants to receive mail of his own sends away for an offer he sees on the back of a cereal box.
11) 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.
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"--
14) 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.
15) 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.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Larry is a wrestler who somehow manages never to finish what he starts. Eventually his ability to take anything seriously lands him in the ring with Apollo Gourd. Will Larry hang in there to complete the match? How does a cucumber look in wrestling gear anyway? Find out in this lesson in perseverance where kids will learn that whenever you finish what you start, you come out a winner!
Author
Publisher
The Mindpower Press
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Restored and revised edition.
Language
English
Description
Napoleon Hill's best-selling "Think and Grow Rich!" is the most widely acclaimed, influential book on success ever published. This unique edition is the only fully annotated, indexed version and is copyright-protected by the U. S. Copyright Office. Unlike most other versions, this edition restores Napoleon Hill's masterpiece to its original form and intent. It includes essential material on how to thrive in challenging economic times that was taken...
18) 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?
19) 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...
20) Sticks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A heartwarming story about finding your place in the world. Sticks is about a Popsicle that accidentally melts and becomes just a plain stick. He has a hard time adjusting to his new normal but with the help of some new friends (who happen to be sticks too) he realizes that everything happened for a reason and that melting was part of his journey.
Sticks is a story that almost anyone can relate to. It's about finding yourself in a situation that...
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