determination (personality trait)

Tiny is a small, but very determined dog and right now he smells a big bone buried deep in the earth of the garden--and he is going to get that bone no matter how far down he has to dig.

"Meet Bubble Gum Brain and Brick Brain: two kids with two very different mindsets. Bubble Gum Brain likes to have fun adventures, learn new things, and doesn't worry about making great mistakes. Brick Brain is convinced that things are just fine the way they are and there's not much he can do to change them, so why try? When Bubble Gum Brain shows Brick Brain how to peel off his wrapper, Brick Brain begins to realize just how much more fun school...and life... can be!"--Back cover.

"Imaginative middle schooler Jimmy follows his dream to start a unique book company while he is still a child"--Provided by publisher.

Lucy, a young bear, starts her day determined to make a new friend but her enthusiasm leads to all sorts of problems until, just as she is about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her.

Ben, warned away from the ocean by his grandfather and parents, meets Ray, an aging surfer dying of cancer, who shares his skills and philosophy of surfing with Ben.

After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.

"Imaginative middle schooler Jimmy follows his dream to start a unique book company while he is still a child"--Provided by publisher.

One day Lou and her friends are looking for a ship to play pirates in when someone makes a suggestion to play up in the tree. Lou has never climbed a tree and isn't sure that she wants to. What will she do?.

Blessed with the unusual ability to "jump"--to teleport himself to any place on Earth that he has been to before--Davy is determined to locate others like himself, but interference from the government could prevent him from doing so.

Although she is not very big, the Little Blue Engine agrees to try to pull a stranded train full of toys over the mountain.