Frank Carlson Library

A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself.

In 1933, facing the hardships of the Great Depression, Ruth learns to follow her mother's example and count her lucky stars when she turns her disappointment over not being able to attend fourth grade into a blessing for her younger sister.

Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.

When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.

Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle - one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters - a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II - need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After...

Inspired by a picture in the nursery rhyme book left on the barn floor, Mrs. Mooley, the cow, is determined to jump over the moon, despite the ridicule of the other barnyard animals.

When Jennifer has trouble with her job walking pets, the Care Bear Cousins help her learn that solutions come from not giving up.

David, a struggling young musician, learns that perseverance is the only way to succeed in learning to play the violin.

Timothy Cox, who is good at following through on ideas, decides to wear the same unwashed socks for one month, ignoring the objections of his dachshund, Walt, and everyone else around him.