Resilience Books

Recovering from setbacks and adapting to change

Resilience isn't bouncing back, it's growing through. These books show characters dealing with real setbacks and finding their way forward, changed but not broken.

5,531 books

Cover of Stranger at the Window
Stranger at the Window
Vivien Alcock
Ages 8–11
Cover of On the Wings of Peace
On the Wings of Peace
Sheila Hamanaka
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Chimpanzee Kid
The Chimpanzee Kid
Ron Roy
Ages 8–11
Cover of The Forbidden Power
NEXO KNIGHTS #1
The Forbidden Power
Max Brallier
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dumplin'
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy
Ages 12–18
Cover of Lightsaber Battles
Lightsaber Battles
Lauren Nesworthy
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Disaster of the Hindenburg: The Last Flight of the Greatest Airship Ever Built
The Disaster of the Hindenburg: The Last Flight of the Greatest Airship Ever Built
Shelley Tanaka
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay
The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay
Rebecca Sparrow
Ages 12–17
Cover of The Sky Phantom
Nancy Drew #53
The Sky Phantom
Carolyn Keene
Ages 8–12
Cover of The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Graphic Horror #1
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Carl Bowen
Ages 4–11
Cover of Top Secret Smackdown
Mac B., Kid Spy #3
Top Secret Smackdown
Mac Barnett
Ages 4–11
Cover of Invisibility
Invisibility
Andrea R. Cremer, David Levithan
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Big One-oh
The Big One-oh
Dean Pitchford
Ages 4–11
Cover of Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow
Jacob Wonderbar #1
Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow
Nathan Bransford
Ages 4–11
Cover of Firegirl
Firegirl
Tony Abbott
Ages 10–13
Cover of Eliza and the Hobgoblins
Fairy Door Diaries #2
Eliza and the Hobgoblins
Megan McDonald
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Genie's Curse
The Genie's Curse
Tom Percival
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace #1
Dennis the Menace
Jordan Horowitz
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Middle Ages An Interactive History Adventure
Interactive History Adventure #1
The Middle Ages An Interactive History Adventure
Allison Lassieur
Ages 4–11
Cover of Astronaut Academy: Splashdown
Astronaut Academy #3
Astronaut Academy: Splashdown
Dave Roman
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Adventures of Dudley Dormouse
Dudley Dormouse #1
The Adventures of Dudley Dormouse
Judy Taylor
Ages 4–11
Cover of Secret Coders
Secret Coders
Gene Luen Yang
Ages 4–11
Cover of Snap
Snap
Alison McGhee
Ages 7–11
Cover of What If You Were on the African Front in World War II? An Interactive History Adventure
An Interactive History Adventure #1
What If You Were on the African Front in World War II? An Interactive History Adventure
Allison Lassieur
Ages 4–11