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Hopper and The Trail of Second Chances: Hopper and the Pressure to be Perfect
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Series: Hopper and the Trail of Second Chances, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798177780023
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 30 2026
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.17 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 30 2026
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.17 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
What if the hardest part of an adventure isn't the trail ahead-but the pressure you put on yourself along the way?
Welcome to Hopper and the Trail of Second Chances, a heartfelt five-book chapter series from The Hopper Journey Collection, where adventure, friendship, mistakes, courage, and emotional growth come together one pawprint at a time.
Welcome to Hopper and the Trail of Second Chances, a heartfelt five-book chapter series from The Hopper Journey Collection, where adventure, friendship, mistakes, courage, and emotional growth come together one pawprint at a time.
In Book One: Hopper and the Pressure to Be Perfect, Hopper receives an exciting invitation to Adventure Paws Training Camp. He can't wait to tackle obstacle courses, follow tracking trails, meet new friends, and discover everything he can do. But when Hopper arrives and sees dogs who seem faster, stronger, and more talented, excitement quickly turns into something else-the feeling that he has to be perfect to prove he belongs.
As challenges become harder and mistakes begin to happen, Hopper discovers an important truth: being your best doesn't mean being the best. With the help of new friends, unexpected wrong turns, second chances, and plenty of adventures, Hopper begins a journey toward trusting himself, accepting mistakes, and understanding that his worth was never something he had to earn.
Across this 5-book chapter series, young readers will follow Hopper as his journey continues through:
Book One - Hopper and the Pressure to Be Perfect
Book Two - Hopper and the Wrong Turn
Book Three - Hopper and the Courage to Try
Book Four - Hopper and the Path Back
Book Five - Hopper and the Trail of Second Chances
Created for growing readers, the series gently explores perfectionism, self-confidence, comparison, mistakes, resilience, friendship, belonging, forgiveness, courage, and second chances through an engaging adventure children can connect with.
Perfect for independent reading, reading together at home, classroom discussions, or conversations between children and the adults who support them.
Because sometimes the greatest adventure isn't becoming perfect.
It's discovering that you were already enough.
As challenges become harder and mistakes begin to happen, Hopper discovers an important truth: being your best doesn't mean being the best. With the help of new friends, unexpected wrong turns, second chances, and plenty of adventures, Hopper begins a journey toward trusting himself, accepting mistakes, and understanding that his worth was never something he had to earn.
Across this 5-book chapter series, young readers will follow Hopper as his journey continues through:
Book One - Hopper and the Pressure to Be Perfect
Book Two - Hopper and the Wrong Turn
Book Three - Hopper and the Courage to Try
Book Four - Hopper and the Path Back
Book Five - Hopper and the Trail of Second Chances
Created for growing readers, the series gently explores perfectionism, self-confidence, comparison, mistakes, resilience, friendship, belonging, forgiveness, courage, and second chances through an engaging adventure children can connect with.
Perfect for independent reading, reading together at home, classroom discussions, or conversations between children and the adults who support them.
Because sometimes the greatest adventure isn't becoming perfect.
It's discovering that you were already enough.
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