Books about resilience
20 books that US schools assign on this theme
A Work in Progress
Jarrett Lerner
Grades 4–8
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Grades 5–9 · Lexile 780L
Esperanza Rising
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 750L
Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 550L
Forged by Fire
Sharon M. Draper
Grades 7–10
Front Desk
Kelly Yang
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 640L
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 1020L
I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)
Malala Yousafzai
Grades 6–10 · Lexile 830L
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1070L
In the Beautiful Country
Jane Kuo
Grades 3–6
Inside Out & Back Again
Thanhha Lai
Grades 4–8 · Lexile 800L
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 1000L
