determination (personality trait)

Kate Hanson decides to take the challenge when she is given three months to train a horse.

Vivienne takes pride in being messy no matter what she is doing, but when the time comes to clean her room she is determined to work until all is neat and tidy.

Eleven-year-old Augie Boretski dreams of escaping his run-down Camden, New Jersey, neighborhood, but things start to turn around with help from a Big Brother, a music teacher, and a mysterious bookstore owner, so when his school is in trouble, he pulls the community together to save it.

Examines the life of the talented black athlete who broke the color barrier in major league baseball by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, focusing on the role of determination in his success.

Gemma is convinced that her gymnastics coach is punishing her for accidentally kicking him in the face when he yells at her and gives her extra strength exercises, but she is determined to improve.

Determined to persuade the Viceroy to excuse Miguel from being called to service in the Peruvian mines in 1820, Isabella finds assistance from a totally expected source.

Because they are determined to move the One Big Thing back to their colony for the harvest, Princess Dot and the other ants struggle for twelve days with the massive object.

A collection of short stories featuring characters who overcome their hardships by sheer grit, determination, honesty, and creativity.

Ben practices a new move that he hopes will help his soccer team make it to the league play-offs, but has trouble executing it on the field and worries he does not have what it takes to win.