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confidence

Books about confidence for readers of all ages.

Cover of Moe is best

Moe is best

Rich Torrey

Ages 3–8determinationself-worth

Cover of Home-field advantage

Home-field advantage

Justin Tuck

Ages 6–10familysiblings

Cover of Adina at her best

Adina at her best

Rebecca Klempner

Ages 7–12self-improvementfamily

Cover of Fabulous

Fabulous

Simone Bryant

Ages 13–18self-discoveryfriendship

Cover of The heart of cool

The heart of cool

James McEwan

Ages 7–12self-acceptanceauthenticity

Cover of Showing Off

Showing Off

Emily Jenkins, Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle

Ages 8–12friendshipmagic

Cover of The class artist

The class artist

G. Brian Karas

Ages 4–8self-expressioncreativity

Cover of Last in Line

Last in Line

Jill L. Donahue

Ages 4–8individualityself-acceptance

Cover of Ella sets the stage

Ella sets the stage

Carmela D'Amico

Ages 4–8confidenceself-expression

Cover of Little raccoon who could

Little raccoon who could

Susan Cornell Poskanzer

Ages 4–8perseveranceconfidence

Cover of Kim Possible Cine-Manga Volume 3

Kim Possible Cine-Manga Volume 3

Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle, Mark Mccorkle

Ages 8–14friendshipcourage

Cover of Superhero Max / Lawrence David ; illustrated by Tara Calahan King

Superhero Max / Lawrence David ; illustrated by Tara Calahan King

David, Lawrence.

Ages 4–8imaginationplay

Cover of Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Gina Willner-Pardo

Ages 5–9self-acceptanceindividuality

Cover of Class act

Class act

Kelly Starling Lyons

Ages 8–12confidencepublic speaking

Cover of Kim's super science day

Kim's super science day

Sherryl Clark

Ages 7–12science and discoveryproblem-solving

Cover of Snap!

Snap!

Janet Anne Holmes

Ages 4–8first day of schoolself-discovery

Cover of Preschool time

Preschool time

Mij Kelly

Ages 2–5schoolnew experiences

Cover of Write on, Rosy!

Write on, Rosy!

Sheila Greenwald

Ages 8–12writing and creativityself-discovery

Cover of Louie takes the stage!

Louie takes the stage!

Rachel Hamilton

Ages 7–11courageself-expression

Cover of Dazzling Danny

Dazzling Danny

Jean Ure

Ages 8–12balletself-discovery

Cover of My first grade

My first grade

Julia Allen

Ages 5–8schoolnew beginnings

Cover of The clueless girl's guide to being a genius

The clueless girl's guide to being a genius

Janice Repka

Ages 8–13self-discoveryintelligence

Cover of Billy Fustertag Learns Comedy

Billy Fustertag Learns Comedy

Logan Sibrel

Ages 6–10courageself-discovery

Cover of My life as a fifth-grade comedian

My life as a fifth-grade comedian

Elizabeth Levy

Ages 8–12humor and comedyself-discovery