Little children like to learn new words. Big words are especially fun. Sometimes they can say a big word but they don't understand what it means. In The Boy Who Wouldn't Give Up, Jacob learns about perseverance. Now that's a really big word. It all begins when Jacob and Jenna prepare to visit their grandmother in the city. When Jacob finds out that Grandma Alice is going to give his sister, Jenna, some perseverance he sets out to get some, too. But he runs into one mishap after another. If not giving up is such a good thing, why doesn't it work for him? Will Jacob ever get perseverance? The truths of I Corinthians 10:31, "Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God," are imparted to children in this delightful and entertaining story. This important message, isn't just about how to get perseverance, it is also about knowing in what things a person should strive to get perseverance.