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Overcoming-Challenges Books For Kids

Students tackle everyday struggles head on in these books about overcoming challenges for kids. Through stories of perseverance, determination and resilience, this collection sparks meaningful conversations at home or in the classroom about facing hardship and growing through difficult moments.

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Popular Books

Wings of Fire #11:  The Lost Continent
I Survived Book 9: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944
Wings of Fire #12: The Hive Queen
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776
I Need My Monster
Refugee
Upside-Down Magic Book 8: Night Owl
Whatever After #12: Seeing Red
The Kidney That Lived in 4 People
Total Mayhem #1: Monday – Into the Cave of Thieves
Upside-Down Magic #5: Weather or Not
There Was a Little Girl, She Has a Little Curl
Once Before Time: Pterapunzel
Scaredy Monster Loses a Tooth
Women Throughout History: Ruby Bridges
Bears of the Ice #2: The Den of Forever Frost
Scaredy Monster Learns to Swim
Upside-Down Magic #4: Dragon Overnight

New Releases

Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #1)
Grizzly 399:The Story of a Remarkable Bear
Strange World
The Legends of Luke Skywalker
Star Wars Rebels: Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
Guardians of the Whills
Star Wars Rebels: Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice
Dory’s Story
Baseball Saved Us
Be Strong
The Shy Book
Little Shop of Wonders
United in Freedom
Feeling Your Feelings: The Head-to-Toe Science of Emotions
Adventures in Math: How to Level Up Your Math Game
The White Raven
The Great Grrrrr
The Worried Book
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Wings of Fire #11:  The Lost ContinentI Survived Book 9: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944Wings of Fire #12: The Hive QueenI Survived the American Revolution, 1776I Need My MonsterRefugeeUpside-Down Magic Book 8: Night OwlWhatever After #12: Seeing RedTotal Mayhem #1: Monday – Into the Cave of ThievesUpside-Down Magic #5: Weather or NotThere Was a Little Girl, She Has a Little CurlOnce Before Time: PterapunzelScaredy Monster Loses a ToothBears of the Ice #2: The Den of Forever FrostScaredy Monster Learns to SwimUpside-Down Magic #4: Dragon OvernightScaredy Monster and the Slumber PartyI Survived Book 20: I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018Scaredy Monster and the Mysterious NeighborScaredy Monster Goes to the DoctorScaredy Monster Rides a BikeWhatever After #10: Sugar And SpiceScaredy Monster and the Bad DreamThe Odyssey

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The Kidney That Lived in 4 PeopleWomen Throughout History: Ruby BridgesTime Buddies Motion Comic 2: Puzzle of PerilTime Buddies Motion Comic 1: The Buddy SystemJubileeWomen Throughout History: Billie Jean King

Help your child grow through reading

Did you know?

  • Resilience is a skill that children can build and strengthen over time.
  • Stories can help children better understand and manage their emotions.
  • Reading about characters who overcome difficult challenges can encourage kids to keep trying through tough setbacks.

How to make the most of Epic

For Parents
  • Use these books to demonstrate how challenges can help children better grow and persevere.
  • Encourage kids to connect their own experiences to the challenges presented in the stories they read together.
For Educators
  • Add these stories to classroom discussions about resilience, determination and overcoming obstacles.
  • Use these books during guided reading sessions focused on emotions, confidence and personal growth.

FAQ

Families and educators can use these stories to help children talk through difficult situations and emotional setbacks. Reading together can encourage conversations about problem-solving, perseverance and personal growth.

Look for stories with relatable characters, meaningful situations and themes kids can connect with. Clear storytelling and supportive illustrations can also help children better understand the lessons within the story.

This page can include fiction, nonfiction and age-appropriate titles that explore overcoming challenges in different ways.

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