Habit+2+-+Begin+with+the+End+in+Mind

These books provide examples of Habit #2, Begin with the End in Mind.


 * //*Horton Hatches the Egg//** by Dr. Seuss
 * A lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, so she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.


 * //*Million-Dollar Throw//** by Mike Lupica
 * Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.


 * //*Powerless//** by Matthew Cody
 * Soon after moving to Noble's Green, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Daniel learns that his new friends have super powers that they will lose when they turn thirteen, unless he can use his brain power to protect them.


 * //The Report Card//** by Andrew Clements
 * Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.


 * //*Swimmy//** by Leo Lionni
 * Swimmy, a small black fish, finds a way to protect a school of small red fish from their natural enemies.


 * //When I Grow Up//** by Sean Covey
 * After her grandmother reads her a story about growing up, Allie imagines what she will be like when she is grown.