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Using books with the theme of overcoming obstacles teaches my students how to develop their own grit in navigating their school and home lives. Reading titles such as "The Running Dream" and "Fish in a Tree" helps my students understand that even though life has struggles, we can work together to overcome them by talking about the struggle, problem solving and taking a risk. Books teach life lessons and my students will use the book club books as springboards to their own reading greatness. With your help, my students will have books that they can be passionate about and can talk about with their books clubs.

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Using books with the theme of overcoming obstacles teaches my students how to develop their own grit in navigating their school and home lives. Reading titles such as "The Running Dream" and "Fish in a Tree" helps my students understand that even though life has struggles, we can work together to overcome them by talking about the struggle, problem solving and taking a risk. Books teach life lessons and my students will use the book club books as springboards to their own reading greatness. With your help, my students will have books that they can be passionate about and can talk about with their books clubs.

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