Real kids, real struggles, real growth

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Stories where a young protagonist faces something genuinely hard — bullying, disability, family chaos — and quietly grows into someone new.

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The 6 books on this stack

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  • Rob Buyea 2010 1 want to read

    Why it's on the stack

    It restores your faith in people · funny and sad at once

    It shares this with 5 more books on this stack

    Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to.

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  • Jason Reynolds 2016

    Why it's on the stack

    It restores your faith in people

    It shares this with 5 more books on this stack

    Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.

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  • Lynda Mullaly Hunt 2015

    Why it's on the stack

    Sad, but it leaves you hopeful · within the walls of a school

    It shares this with 3 more books on this stack

    The Quick Student Workbooks are designed to get students thinking critically about the text they read and providing a guided study format to facilitate in improved learning and retention.

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  • Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2015

    Why it's on the stack

    You come out liking people more · war lived from the inside

    It shares this with 5 more books on this stack

    Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside.

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  • Sharon M. Draper 2010

    Why it's on the stack

    It makes you cry, in a good way · fierce and defiant

    It shares this with 3 more books on this stack

    From a multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winning author comes the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write.

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  • R. J. Palacio 2001 1 want to read

    Why it's on the stack

    It restores your faith in people · it makes you laugh

    It shares this with 5 more books on this stack

    'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like.

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