Hello fellow readers!
Christmas is approaching and the icy winter is already at my door (and car).
I'm looking for suggestions for books about:
– a character wasting their potential and realizing it when it's too late
– a character realizing they may have potential, don't won't to work too much, despair, then they understand to work harder
-character with talent, but not enough to be perfect, and they get upset about it. Then they understand that perfection is not achievable but excellence/being serious/giving your all is.
– something about effort, grit!
If the protagonist is a pre teen/teenager even better.
I'm trying to help my kid (11yo) understand work ethic.
That's all.
And Xmas is always a bookfest here.
I know about the " teach them with example ", but I'm not the only carer…..and the other way is more enticing and less tiring.
The child eats books. Read, re read. Read again.
A real love for books.
Very smart. Extremely sensitive.
Please no scary stuff like zombies.
I need to help this Sully to find their Mike Wazowsky that'll show them how consistency and effort are very important.
I understand I come out as a pushy parent, but I'm just worried. And I know that if you push too much, they'll go the opposite way or burn out.
It's a gifted child ( sports and music ) and has been nationally scouted, but is at risk of losing it all.
And I don't want to nag, nag, nag.. so maybe books can help!
Also: we already got other books less grit and work ethic oriented ready for Christmas.
Please go wild!
Fiction, non-fiction, biographies, comics, manga.. everything.
Thank you so much!
by kurenainobuta