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Item Nr: B 96813 Title: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Grade Lvl: T Author: Duckworth, Angela
Length: 352 Prod/Pub: Scribner
Copyright: 2016 Series:
Book Type: N Biographee:
Copies: 1 Loan Period: 14 days
 
  Shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called 'grit. Explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can be even more crucial such as identifying passions and following through on commitments.

  Subjects:
  360 - COUNSELING
  896 - PSYCHOLOGY
  1614 - REQUEST--LEA
  1913 - RESILIENCE
  1517 - SELF-CONFIDENCE
  1510 - STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (ACADEMIC)
  1779 - SUCCESS