youth

The poet recreates the life he experienced as a Chicano growing up in California's Central Valley.

Foreman's account of his wartime childhood in the 1940s in the village of Pakefield, England.

The author describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican American in Fresno, California.

A Welsh poet recalls the celebration of Christmas in Wales and the feelings it evoked in him as a child.

The author recalls events in his childhood and divides them into two important categories.

The author recalls his efforts to win the Second World War, including planting a victory garden, collecting tin foil, and looking for spies.

Excerpts from the author's diaries, written between the ages of eleven and thirteen, reveal her thoughts and feelings and her early poetic efforts.