childhood and youth

The author describes growing up in a mill town in northern England where Jews lived on one side of the street and Christians lived on the other side.

Gives an account of the author's life from age twelve to eighteen crafted from diaries, notebooks, and letters; and reflects all the joys and sorrows of growing upin the 1970s.

The author recalls her childhood in a strict religious Midwestern town, her brother's and her education in a Christian reform school in the Dominican Republic, the trials of adolescence and racism.

Swain Wolfe recounts his life growing up in the high country of Montana and Colorado, describing his lifelong love of nature, his explorations of the country's landscapes, the personal challenges that defined his life, and other related topics.

Wade Rouse shares his story of growing up gay with his eccentric family in a small farming town in the Missouri Ozarks, and discusses how the death of his older brother made him more determined to live a "normal" life.

Presents a true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp.

A biography of Jack Mandelbaum, who survived Nazi concentration camps when he was a teenager.

Chronicles the youth and family life of Theodore Roosevelt, covering the years between 1869 and 1886, discussing his childhood asthma, the death of his first love Alice Lee, his election to the New York State Assembly, his debut in national politics, and his second marriage.

President Jimmy Carter remembers his childhood on a farm in Depression-era Georgia; comments on rural life, family, and race relations.

Author's memoir about his boyhood in Oklahoma, at Shiprock in the Navajo country.