Books about resilience
11 books that US schools assign on this theme
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
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
Inside Out & Back Again
Thanhha Lai
Grades 4–8 · Lexile 800L
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 1000L
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 670L
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 680L
The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 580L
