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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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle - one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters - a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II - need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Poppy is a waddling, toddling pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that our most persistent pig truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink!
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Betty Bunny books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She gathers parts, and hammers and nails until finally she finishes just what she wanted, and the pair go for a ride on the scooter and attached cart she made out of junk.
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"Bestselling author, speaker, and activist Christine Caine helps readers who are feeling weary and like things somehow aren't quite right to identify how they ended up where they are and what they need to do to course-correct and anchor themselves in the only One who does not change or shift with the currents"--
"Caine knew that Jesus was her only anchor, but after an especially difficult season she found herself drifting, struggling to return to...
14) The donkey egg
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 490L
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After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.
15) Plunked
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.
16) Wizard's Hall
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
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A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself.
17) SumoKitty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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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 becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! Based on a true story, this is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood."--Jacket.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
540L
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"Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth--and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home. When Perry moves to the "outside" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited...
20) The Lucky star
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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In 1933, facing the hardships of the Great Depression, Ruth learns to follow her mother's example and count her lucky stars when she turns her disappointment over not being able to attend fourth grade into a blessing for her younger sister.
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