Books with title Courage

Damsels in distress? Meek girls in pretty dresses? You won’t find them here! These three YA fantasy tales prove that heroism comes in different packages. Don’t underestimate the courage inside anyone. "Moon Warrior" - Separated from her tribe after a sand dragon attack, Luna finds herself alone with no food or shelter. She must cross a desert wasteland to find her people again, but when she loses their trail, she discovers that her warrior instincts may not be enough to save her.“Slave Runner” - Malika and her sister are captured by slave traders but receive an unexpected gift of freedom when their captors encounter a deadly gathering of ghosts. The sisters escape to a nearby village, where they learn that the new sanctuary isn’t as safe as they thought it would be, and ghosts aren’t what they most need to fear.“The Brave One” - Kora and Myko return from a food-gathering trip to find that bandits have invaded their village. They have to do something to save their families, but what can two girls do against five armed men?

Steven’s father ruled his home with an iron fist. He couldn’t wait to escape his evil grasp. All he wanted to do was graduate high school, attend college with his friends and study to become the doctor he always wanted to be. Unfortunately, his life would take an unexpected turn through a set of fiery trials enduring disappointment, suffering, and loss. As he struggled to find his voice in life and happiness, he found a special love along the way.

Kary and her pony Amber are almost inseparable. Since the beginning of summer vacation, they have ridden almost every day, from one end of the farm to the other, visiting friends or just enjoying each other’s company. But one warm summer day, a tragic accident changes all that. Now Kary must not only help Amber recover from her injuries, but they must both find the courage to return to what they love – riding the farm together.

What is courage? Certainly it takes courage for a firefighter to rescue someone trapped in a burning building, but there are many other kinds of courage too. Everyday kinds that normal, ordinary people exhibit all the time, like "being the first to make up after an argument," or "going to bed without a nightlight." Bernard Waber explores the many varied kinds of courage and celebrates the moments, big and small, that bring out the hero in each of us.

Aiden is the son of a fisherman on the south coast of England, and he's feared the ocean since his oldest brother's ship was sunk by a German U-boat.But that doesn't matter when he and his best friend Sally hear chatter on their radio. Allied troops, including Aiden's surviving brother, are trapped in France, surrounded by German forces. The British military have come up with a daring plan to save as many troops as possible, bringing them across the Channel to safety -- but they'll need every boat they can get their hands on.Aiden's parents forbid him from going, but he and Sally know they can help, and set off to join Operation Dynamo on their own. It's a harrowing journey, and the pair are in grave danger as they help ferry troops from Dunkirk, searching for Aiden's brother all the while. It will take an entire village for them to realize that as long as people are willing to help those who need it, there's hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Steven’s father ruled his home with an iron fist. He couldn’t wait to escape his evil grasp. All he wanted to do was graduate high school, attend college with his friends and study to become the doctor he always wanted to be. Unfortunately, his life would take an unexpected turn through a set of fiery trials enduring disappointment, suffering and loss. As he struggled to find his voice in life and happiness, he found a special love along the way.

What would life be like for you if you were a teenager growing up during the American Civil War? In this first book in a series, life for three very different people struggle to survive in a conflict over which they had no power. FOR EMILY, a spirited girl recently orphaned, it meant she was forced to leave the North to live with slave-holding relatives in Virginia. An abolitionist’s daughter, Emily’s outspoken Union views constantly collided with her host’s Confederate beliefs. Powerless to leave or change her situation, could Emily learn to cope?FOR GIDEON, son of a hardscrabble dirt farmer, the war starting meant his family needed him on the farm. This seemed to destroy his dream of going to Richmond to become a writer. But his dream would not die. Instead, it created an inner drive that pitted him against many obstacles, and repeatedly plunged him into grave danger. FOR NAT, a strong-willed slave who had been secretly educated against Virginia’s laws, had been bought as a body servant for the brutal son of Briarstone Plantation’s master who was away fighting the Yankees. Besides his own longing to be free, Nat’s objective is to find his mother, sister and brothers who had been sold at auction. He planned to help them escape to Canada. Nat’s daring efforts resulted in harsh punishment that could scar his body, but not his determination.

Jared is learning more about this Christian thing. He is surprised to find that they seem to go against what others consider typical but he is drawn to them.As he learns about courageously responding in love to those who hurt you, he is given plenty of opportunity to practice what he’s being taught. A persistent bully at school isn’t helping him to enjoy high school.Add this to the family’s financial troubles and a lack of friends and Jared finds solace in the King family’s horse property. At first it’s just in helping out in the garden but as Jacqui, Geordie and Hannah start to include him, Jared realises he may have finally found some friends. Putting himself out there to befriend the girls may require just as much courage as befriending his bully at school.