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My Side of the Mountain
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My Side of the Mountain

By Jean Craighead George ,

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The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
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The Self-Driven Child

By William Stixrud , Ned Johnson ,

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The Paper Bag Princess
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The Paper Bag Princess

By Robert Munsch , Michael Martchenko (illustrator) ,

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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
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The Gift of Failure

By Jessica Lahey ,

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All by Myself
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All by Myself

By Mercer Mayer ,

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The Disaster Days
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The Disaster Days

By Rebecca Behrens ,

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Self-Reliance and Other Essays
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Self-Reliance and Other Essays

By Ralph Waldo Emerson ,

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Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children
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Achtung Baby

By Sara Zaske ,

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Hattie Big Sky
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Hattie Big Sky

By Kirby Larson ,

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Teacup
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Teacup

By Rebecca Young , Matt Ottley (illustrator) ,

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Elvis and the World as It Stands
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Elvis and the World as It Stands

By Lisa Frankel Riddiough , Olivia Chin Mueller (illustrator) ,

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The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children
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The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

By Wendy Mogel ,

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The Scaffold Effect: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in an Age of Anxiety
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The Scaffold Effect

By Harold S. Koplewicz ,

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Brian’s Winter
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Brian’s Winter

By Gary Paulsen ,

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Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie
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Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie

By Julie Sternberg , Matthew Cordell (illustrator) ,

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The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times
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The Resilient Gardener

By Carol Deppe ,

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The Same Stuff as Stars
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The Same Stuff as Stars

By Katherine Paterson ,

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The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse
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The Disaster Diaries

By Sam Sheridan ,

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Small as an Elephant
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Small as an Elephant

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