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Juvenilia, was a collection of poems written by James Henry Leigh Hunt at a young age and published in March 1801. As an unknown author, Hunt's work was not accepted by any professional publishers, and his father Isaac Hunt instead entered into an…

An anthology of diaries written by children in Nazi-occupied Europe. Covering the entire war and the breadth of Europe, the diaries record their day-to-day life. Descriptions are given of ghettos and concentration camps, of bombings and Blitzkriegs,…

Fear This... is a series of mini horror stories that follow the adventures and trials of children around the Southwest. Who will survive and who will parish? How would you handle these scary situations?

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of friends, a biting wit, and a spot-on BS detector. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie…

On a cold and snowy winter's day, 10 year old KK Gregory was out building a snow fort when her wrists started to hurt because they were cold and wet. She remedied the problem by inventing Wristies, and wore them under her coat and mittens. She tested…

Jonah Larson taught himself to crochet when he was 5 years old and gained overnight global notoriety. Jonah was born in Ethiopia and adopted as a baby, and he admits he did not always make it easy for his parents. Luckily for him and them, he found…

A celebration of the beauty and power of crochet - specifically, the life-changing benefits this fiber art has brought to one extraordinary by, the 11-year-old crochet prodigy, Jonah Laron

Mattie Stepanek's Heartsongs books were a phenomenon. Not only did they hit the bestseller lists, but the books-and Mattie himself- were a source of inspiration to many, and brought him major recognition. Jimmy Carter described young Mattie Stepanek…

Hilda is notable for having composed most of her poetry as a young child, between the ages of four and ten years old. She never wrote them down herself; instead, they came out in conversation with her mother, who would write down Hilda's words either…