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RESILIENCY
READING LIST

The Florida Department of Education is encouraging students to escape into a good book, where they can meet role models, find hope, witness grit and build their own personal strengths.  On the Resiliency Reading List, you’ll find a list of books that can help increase resilience among students, from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve.

READING LIST &
FAMILY READING GUIDES

After reading these books with your child, use these reading guides to continue the conversation around resiliency at home. In these guides, you will find a description of how these books relate to resiliency characteristics, literacy tips and sample conversation starters for you and your child.

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Pre-Kindergarten

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Chester the Brave
BY AUDREY PENN

Self-Awareness and Self-Management

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The Little Engine That Could
BY WATTY PIPER
Perseverance

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Making Friends
BY FRED ROGERS
Responsibility

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You Can Do It, Sam
BY AMY HEST
Gratitude

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GRADES K-2

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I Am Ruby Bridges
BY RUBY BRIDGES
Self-Awareness and Self-Management

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The Koala Who Could
BY RACHEL BRIGHT
Empathy

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The Little Butterfly That Could
BY ROSS BURACH
Grit

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When A Kid Like Me Fights
Cancer
BY CATHERINE STIER
Resilience

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GRADES 3-5

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"The Road Not Taken"
BY ROBERT FROST
Grit

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Rosa Parks
BY ELOISE GREENFIELD
Mentorship

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When the Beat Was Born: DJ
Kool Herc and the Creation
of  Hip Hop
BY LABAN CARRICK HILL
Responsible Decision-Making

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Who Was Amelia Earhart?
BY KATE BOEHM JEROME
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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GRADES 6-8

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"Citizenship and Leadership"
from the Moral Compass:
Stories for a Life's Journey
BY WILLIAM J. BENNETT
Citizenship

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The Hiding Place
BY CORRIE TEN BOOM
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Perseverance

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The Twenty-One Balloons
BY WILLIAM PÈNE DU BOIS
Grit

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GRADES 9-12

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"I Have a Dream"
BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Honesty

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A Lantern in Her Hand
BY BESS STREETER ALDRICH
Perseverance

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The Story of My Life
BY HELEN KELLER
Resilience

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Unbroken: An Olympian's
Journey from Airman to
Castaway to Captive
BY LAURA HILLENBRAND
Resilience

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THIS MONTH'S

Featured
Books

Pre-K

Book cover for Chester the Brave

Chester the Brave
BY AUDREY PENN

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K-2

Book Cover for I Am Ruby Bridges

I Am Ruby Bridges
BY RUBY BRIDGES

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3-5

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"The Road Not Taken"
BY ROBERT FROST

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6-8

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"Citizenship and Leadership" from the Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey
BY WILLIAM BENNETT

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9-12

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"I Have a Dream"
BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

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