# 2nd grade books about perseverance

**4** books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools that explore perseverance. Every title's grade range covers 2nd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 2nd grade  ·  **Theme:** perseverance
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 2nd grade perseverance reading list

- [Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos](https://readinglist.school/book/call-me-roberto) by Nathalie Alonso _(Grades 2–5 · pub 2024)_
- [Knight Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3 · pub 2022)_
- [Knight Owl and Early Bird](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl-and-early-bird) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-blue-taming-a-big-kid-bike) by Dashka Slater _(Grades K–2 · pub 2023)_

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