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Questioneers volume 2
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A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure. .
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Questioneers volume 3
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2016.
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Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
6) Plunked
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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.
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Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 5
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[2015]
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Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.
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"This comical companion to Ross Burach's "The very impatient caterpillar" pays loving homage to every child's struggle to persist through challenges while also delivering a lighthearted lesson on butterfly migration. Remember, if at first you don't succeed, fly, fly again."--Back cover.
11) Clorinda
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Clorinda the cow books volume 1
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Defying the odds, Clorinda the cow follows her dream of becoming a ballet dancer.
12) Halfway Herbert
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2010
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Halfway Herbert only does things half way and never finishes anything, but when he tells a half-truth, deciding he isn't exactly lying, everything falls apart. Suddenly Halfway Herbert learns that a Christlike life takes more than a partial effort. But can he finally give something his all? Halfway Herbert helps children discover the importance of honesty and offering their best for God in all they do. It's a delightful tale about how even a child...
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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 one...
14) Big Choo
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[2018]
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Little Choo wants to be just like his father Papa Pufferbelly, but pulling a line of freight cars up a steep mountain might be a little too much for the small engine.
15) Catkwondo
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[2020]
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As a new student of Taekwondo, Kitten is eager to break a board but Master Cat and her fellow students help her learn to focus, practice, and persevere.
16) D.W. flips
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[1987]
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D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.
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Betty Bunny books volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
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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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Gym shorts volume 3
Pub. Date
2008
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Rita tries to improve her times and flip turns as she struggles to decide whether to remain the best swimmer on the Dolphins team or the worst on the Sharks team, where she could be with her friends.