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      -- Heroic children
      By Hazell, Rebecca  Cann, Helen, 1969-
       c2000., Juvenile, Barefoot Books Call No: B    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Cat ResiliencySummary Note: Contains twelve accounts of boys and girls who struggled against the odds to achieve greatness. Anne Frank, Sundiata, Fanny Mendelssohn, King Louis IX, Queen Blanche, Milarepa, Pocahontas, Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, King David, Wilma Rudolph, Alexander Graham Bell, Sadako Sasaki, Iqbal Masih.
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      By Waber, Bernard
       2002., Houghton Mifflin Call No: 179    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Provides examples of the many kinds of courage found in everyday life and in unusual circumstances, from tasting the vegetable before making a face to being a firefighter or police officer.
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      By Horowitz, Dave, 1970-
       c2008., Preschool, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: [E]    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Humpty Dumpty has not climbed a single wall since his great fall, despite the urging of friends and teasing of others, but when one of the king's horses is stuck he finds the courage--and the proper climbing equipment--to help out.
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      By Horowitz, Dave, 1970-
       c2008, Preschool, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: [E]    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Humpty Dumpty has not climbed a single wall since his great fall, despite the urging of friends and teasing of others, but when one of the king's horses is stuck he finds the courage--and the proper climbing equipment--to help out.
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      By Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
       [2018]., Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: 170 NEV   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity-- but persisted. Among others: actress Alia Shawkat was told she was too "ethnic" for parts. Former NFL player Wade Davis bullied other gay classmates in an attempt to hide his own sexuality. Holocaust survivor Fanny Starr tells of her harrowing time in Auschwitz, where she watched her family disappear, one by one. They tell how they rose through the hate, overcoming the obstacles of their childhood to the hard-won lives they live today.
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      By Sundem, Garth
       [2016]., Pre-adolescent, Free Spirit Publishing Call No: 305.23 SUNDEM    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "A follow-up to the popular Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change, this inspiring sequel spans the globe again with true accounts of ordinary kids showing extraordinary character. Thirty short inspirational stories are divided into six character traits (courage, creativity, kindness, persistence, resilience, and responsibility), and feature kids facing adversity from bullying in an American middle school to surviving persecution in the war-torn streets of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Readers will see how every choice they make is a chance to build character and show the world who they really are. Available online: Free Leader's Guide at freespirit.com/leader"--
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      By Rinaldi, Tom
       [2017]., Pre-adolescent, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: 974.7 RINALDI    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Welles Crowther didn't see himself as a hero. He was just an ordinary kid who played sports, volunteered for the fire department in his town, and eventually headed off to college and then to Wall Street to start a career. Throughout it all, he always kept a red bandanna in his pocket, a gift from his father when he was little. On September 11, 2001, Welles was at his job on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center when the Twin Towers were attacked. What he did next would alter the course of many lives. That day, the legend of the Man in the Red Bandanna was born. ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi brings Welles's compassion to life in this young readers' adaptation of his book.
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      By Rinaldi, Tom
       2017., Pre-adolescent, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: 974.7 RINALDI   Genre: Narrative nonfiction Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Welles Crowther didn't see himself as a hero. He was just an ordinary kid who played sports, volunteered for the fire department in his town, and eventually headed off to college and then to Wall Street to start a career. Throughout it all, he always kept a red bandanna in his pocket, a gift from his father when he was little. On September 11, 2001, Welles was at his job on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center when the Twin Towers were attacked. What he did next would alter the course of many lives. That day, the legend of the Man in the Red Bandanna was born. ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi brings Welles's compassion to life in this young readers' adaptation of his book.
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      By Hernandez, Daniel, 1990-  Rubin, Susan Goldman
       2014., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster BFYR Edition: First Simon & Schuster BFYR paperback edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. His quick thinking saved her life until the paramedics arrived and took her to the hospital. His memoir explores his life, his character, and the traits that a young person needs to rise above adversity and become a hero.
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      -- Under fire in the Middle East
      By Doyle, Bill H, 1968-
       c2011., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: SC DOYLE    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Eight true stories of bravery and courage enacted by men and women involved in modern conflicts in the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.