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courage

Books about courage for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Knaveheart's Curse: A Vampire Island Book

The Knaveheart's Curse: A Vampire Island Book

Adele Griffin

Ages 8–12familybrothers and sisters

Cover of Wild Ride (Sidestreets)

Wild Ride (Sidestreets)

Jacqueline Guest

Ages 10–14mystery and detectionenvironmental conservation

Cover of A time to be brave

A time to be brave

Joan Betty Stuchner

Ages 9–14couragefamily

Cover of The Littles and the scary Halloween

The Littles and the scary Halloween

Teddy Slater

Ages 4–8couragefamily

Cover of Horace Splattly the Cupcaked Crusader5: The Invasion of the Shag Carpet Creature (Horace Splattly: the Cupcaked Crusader)

Horace Splattly the Cupcaked Crusader5: The Invasion of the Shag Carpet Creature (Horace Splattly: the Cupcaked Crusader)

Lawrence David

Ages 7–10heroismhumor

Cover of Lion's pride

Lion's pride

Grace Anne Remey

Ages 6–10military familiesresilience

Cover of Dog Donovan

Dog Donovan

Diana Hendry

Ages 5–9fearcourage

Cover of The P. S. brothers

The P. S. brothers

Maribeth Boelts

Ages 8–12friendshipbullying

Cover of Shadow breakers

Shadow breakers

Daniel Blythe

Ages 9–13familysupernatural

Cover of Chase tinker and the house of secrets

Chase tinker and the house of secrets

Malia Ann Haberman

Ages 8–12magicfamily secrets

Cover of The royal cheetah and the untouchable

The royal cheetah and the untouchable

Elsie W. Strother

Ages 10–14friendshipadventure

Cover of The secret of the old red barn

The secret of the old red barn

Sandra L. Zaugg

Ages 9–14couragefreedom

$Cover of In the Dark of the Night\Lvl 1 (Easy to Read Movie Storybook , Level 1)$

In the Dark of the Night\Lvl 1 (Easy to Read Movie Storybook , Level 1)

Golden Books

Ages 4–8couragemagic

Cover of United We Stand

United We Stand

Eric Walters

Ages 10–14friendshipfamily

Cover of Whistling in the dark

Whistling in the dark

Shirley Hughes

Ages 9–14couragefamily

Cover of Tough Tiffany

Tough Tiffany

Belinda Hurmence

Ages 9–13resiliencefamily

Cover of Jim Morgan and the Pirates of the Black Skull

Jim Morgan and the Pirates of the Black Skull

James Matlack Raney

Ages 9–14adventurepirates

Cover of Katy's new world

Katy's new world

Kim Vogel Sawyer

Ages 8–12familycultural identity

Cover of A Shout in the Sunshine

A Shout in the Sunshine

Mara W. Cohen Ioannides

Ages 9–14prejudicefamily

Cover of The Falls

The Falls

Eric Walters

Ages 12–16adventurefamily

Cover of Beetle Bunker (The Wall #2)

Beetle Bunker (The Wall #2)

Robert Elmer

Ages 9–13historyfamily

Cover of Fishtale

Fishtale

Bauer, Hans

Ages 7–11adventurefamily

Cover of Neighborhood knight

Neighborhood knight

Eleanor Schick

Ages 5–9kindnessimagination

Cover of Too many secrets

Too many secrets

Adele Broadbent

Ages 9–13friendshipsecrecy