BURNS, Kylie . Live It: Perseverance . ISBN 978-0-7787-4884-7 ; ISBN 978-0-7787-4917-2 . LC 2009036787. COHEN, Marina . Live It: Cooperation . ISBN 978-0-7787-4889-2 ; ISBN 978-0-7787-4922-6 . LC 2009036794. ea vol: 32p. (Crabtree Character Sketches Series). illus. glossary. index. Web sites. CIP. Crabtree . 2009. PLB $29.27; pap. $9.95. Gr 4-6 These books suffer from a bit of amateurish writing. Each volume focuses on a positive character trait and introduces six individuals who have demonstrated it in their actions. Their stories are presented in graphic-novel style, which will likely draw in reluctant readers. The variety of role models is wide, but in one case, a head-scratcher; Cooperation features social and historical figures like Ted and Nora Gross, Ryan Hreljac, Bernard Kouchner, Eugene Kranz, Harriet Tubmanand Eli Manning. He's a nice guy, but winning the Super Bowl is hardly comparable to leading slaves to freedom or bringing the Apollo 13 astronauts home safely. The limitations of the speech balloons and panel captions prevent these books from having enough information for reports, but they make for fairly interesting browsing and could inspire future social activists. At the end of each profile, readers are invited to contemplate how they would handle some kind of personal challenge. Alyson Low, Fayetteville Public Library, AR