Books About Bravery

NONFICTIONFICTIONYOUNG ADULT (YA)KID'S BOOKS

Oct 30

Explore this curated list of books about bravery and find your next read. From self-help books about bravery, memoir books about bravery, and kid’s books about bravery, you’ll find recommendations for reading a book about bravery here.

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai & Christina Lamb
IN A NUTSHELL. Young girl stands up to the Taliban to get an education
SHORT & SIMPLE. Memoir of girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for pursuing an education
GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you want to read a memoir book about bravery.
When the Taliban took over the area she lived in Pakistan, young Malala stood up for her right to an education. When she was 15 years old, she was shot in the head by the Taliban and survived; this book about bravery is her memoir. This book about bravery is also available in an edition for young readers.
nonfiction + biographies & memoirs
Brave, Not Perfect: How Celebrating Imperfection Helps You Live Your Best, Most Joyful Life
by Reshma Saujani
IN A NUTSHELL. Self-help book about choosing bravery
SHORT & SIMPLE. A self-help book for women struggling with the fear of being imperfect who want to live life bravely
GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you want to read a self-help book about bravery.
Brave, Not Perfect is an accessible self-help book for women and teen girls about questioning cultural messages around perfection and playing it safe in favor of living life with bravery.
nonfiction + self-help
Brave Every Day
by Trudy Ludwig with illustrations by Patrice Barton
IN A NUTSHELL. Kid’s book about being brave and standing up for yourself and other people
SHORT & SIMPLE. Book for kids 4-8 years old about being brave and facing your fears
GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you’re looking for a kid’s book about bravery.
In Brave Every Day, a young girl struggles with worries and fears and learns to be brave. This book about bravery is most appropriate for children ages 4-8.
fiction + kid’s book
Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
by Melba Pattillo Beals
IN A NUTSHELL. Memoir about 1950s school integration in the southern United States
SHORT & SIMPLE. Memoir of a woman who was one of 9 Black teens who integrated Little Rock High in Arkansas in the late 1950s
GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you want to read a book about bravery during the civil rights movement.
Warriors Don’t Cry is Melba Pattillo Beals memoir. In the late 1950s, the author was part of a group of Black teens known as the Little Rock 9 who integrated Little Rock High School in Arkansas. This memoir about bravery is an inside look at vicious racism through the eyes of a high school student. This book is appropriate for high school students and adults.
nonfiction + biographies & memoirs
Being Brave Again
by Anais M. Torres
IN A NUTSHELL. Fictional book about bravery after sexual assault
SHORT & SIMPLE. Fictional story about a protagonist re-inventing her life and learning to be brave again after being sexually assaulted.
GO FOR THIS BOOK IF…you want to read a book about bravery after sexual assault.
After she’s sexually assaulted, Rachel Taylor learns that she has to admit and accept her fears. In an attempt to put her life back together she changes schools and has to navigate social dynamics and love while she learns to try to be brave again.
fiction