This document summarizes stories about three characters - Jonas, Zebra, and Jimmy - and how they persevered when facing challenges. For Jonas, he persevered by realizing his seemingly perfect community was flawed and breaking rules to change it. Zebra persevered through taking up art, which helped him cope with not being able to run after an accident. Jimmy persevered by living an honest life with his new identity after prison, and using his safe-cracking skill to help others despite his criminal past.