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overcoming odds

Books about overcoming odds for readers of all ages.

Cover of Mungo and the spiders from space

Mungo and the spiders from space

Timothy Knapman

Ages 4–8heroescourage

Cover of Young Brer Rabbit (The Naturencyclopedia Series)

Young Brer Rabbit (The Naturencyclopedia Series)

Ages 6–9clevernessfolklore