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.
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These amazing tales of brave heroes and heroines are inspirational and highly recommended for childrens library collections as well as personal reading lists.Midwest Book Review This collection of 30 stories shows how being brave and making a difference is something anyone can achieve.Skipping Stones Magazine
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4 | (26) |
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Zach Veach: The Courage to Be Different (Ohio) |
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6 | (5) |
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Eunice Muba: To Educate a Girl Is to Educate a Nation (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
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11 | (4) |
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Winter Vinecki: Born to Run, Learning to Fly (Antarctica) |
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15 | (4) |
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Arti Verma: "Caste"-ing Off (India) |
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19 | (5) |
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Tom Schaar: Fully Committed (California) |
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24 | (7) |
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Michael Bowron: How to Hotwire a Truck Radio (Australia) |
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30 | (30) |
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Jasuel Rivera: Clean Up That Mess! (Dominican Republic) |
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38 | (4) |
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Calista Frederick-Jaskiewicz: Origami Salami (Pennsylvania) |
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42 | (4) |
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Shubham Banerjee: Creativity Is Inside You (California) |
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46 | (5) |
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Sam and Ben Tollison: A Monster to Love (Colorado) |
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51 | (4) |
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Amanda LaMunyon: Mistakes Are Part of the Painting (Oklahoma) |
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55 | (5) |
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60 | (24) |
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Alex McKelvey: 600 Acts of Kindness (Washington) |
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62 | (4) |
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Kevin Curwick: @OsseoNiceThings (Minnesota) |
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66 | (5) |
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Connor Long: Nice Guys Finish Last (Tennessee) |
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71 | (4) |
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Hashmat Suddat: People Don't Know and I Don't Blame Them (Virginia) |
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75 | (5) |
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Justice Miller: Turning Down Fame (Michigan) |
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80 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 Persistence and Grit |
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84 | (18) |
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Robert Nay: Bubble Ball (Utah) |
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86 | (3) |
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Christopher Cruz: Drab to Fab (New York) |
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89 | (4) |
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Danny DiPietro: A Persistent Hunch (Michigan) |
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93 | (4) |
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Mikaela Shiffrin: Practice Makes Perfect (New Hampshire) |
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97 | (5) |
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102 | (30) |
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Samantha Garvey: Big Mussels of Science (New York) |
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104 | (5) |
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Tatyana McFadden: Ya Sama! (Maryland) |
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109 | (4) |
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Amit Dodani: My Name, My Story (California) |
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113 | (6) |
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James Williams: Victor Not Victim (South Carolina) |
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119 | (4) |
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Benni Cinkle: That Girl in Pink (California) |
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123 | (3) |
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Diego Frazao Torquato: Music from the Heart (Brazil) |
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126 | (6) |
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132 | (20) |
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William Kamkwamba: Tower of Power (Malawi) |
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134 | (5) |
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Laura Dekker: Around the World in 519 Days (The Netherlands) |
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139 | (5) |
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Diane Tran: Jailed for Responsibility (Texas) |
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144 | (8) |
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Sarbast Ali: A School of One (Iraq) |
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148 | (4) |
| A Note from the Author |
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| About the Author |
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Garth Sundem is a TED-Ed speaker and former contributor to the Science Channel. He blogs at GeekDad and PsychologyToday.com.
He has been published in Scientific American, Huffington Post Science, Fast Company, Mens Health, Esquire, The New York Times, Congressional Quarterly, and Publishers Weekly. Garth grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, two kids, and a pack of Labradors.
