Perseverance: To keep working at something even though it’s hard…
Take a moment and think about all of the times you’ve had to call upon your own spirit of perseverance in the last 24 hours. From small actions (like getting out of bed when you’d rather sleep) to big actions (carrying on after a big setback involving health, family, school, or work); being willing and able to persevere is critical in life.
Sometimes we feel like we’re the only ones who experience struggles. The books in this collection will help with that! They bring examples of diverse characters in diverse circumstances with diverse approaches to perseverance. Reading and talking about these books together might give your family some inspiration and new ideas for tackling future challenges together.
GREAT BOOKS & CONVOS
The Last True Poets of the Sea
By Julia Drake
Why We LOVE This Book
Violet’s great-great-great-grandmother was the sole survivor of the sunken ship, Lyric. Because of this family history, Violet believes her family is lucky and always perseveres. After her family begins to crumble, Violet wonders if they are a doomed shipwreck. With the help of her family and friends, Violet realizes that perseverance is always present and possible.
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They Called Us Enemy
By George Takei, Justin Eisinger, & Steven Scott
Why We LOVE This Book
At the age of four, George Takei and his family were forced from their home and had to live in an American concentration camp during World War II. George tells his story about what his family and others had to endure and how they refused to give up and persevered.
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Dread Nation
By Justina Ireland
Why We LOVE This Book
Jane has almost finished her training at Miss Preston’s School of Combat, in order to fight the dead that are desperately trying to wipe out the human race. Thanks to Jane’s, as well as other characters’, perseverance, they are not only able to put up a fight with the dead, but with the racial divide of the North and the South too.
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MORE GREAT READS
The Cost of Knowing
Brittney Morris
Firekeeper’s Daughter
Angeline Boulley
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ismael Beah
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