childhood and youth

In Amherst, Massachusetts, in spring, 1834, young Emily Dickinson uses scraps of paper and a pencil nub to write a poem, before she even knows her ABCs, and shares it with her household and garden. Includes author's note about Dickinson's life and work.

Contains two works by C.S. Lewis, in Surprised by Joy the author tells the story of how he passed from atheism to Christianity, giving information on his childhood and adolescence as background to understanding his spiritual life; and in The Four Loves, he explores the four types of love, including affection, friendship, Eros, and charity.

Presents the memoirs of Daisy Bates, Civil Rights activist, newspaper writer, and officer in the N.A.A.C.P. who played an integral part in the integration of nine African American students into Little Rock's Central High School on September 25, 1957.

Autobiographical stories about growing up as the son of Mexican immigrants in California.

"This vibrantly illustrated graphic novel anthology brings to life the childhood experiences of beloved artists and illustrators such as Wanda G?g, Maurice Sendak, and Jerry Pinkney. Stylish illustrations paired with small vignettes and anecdotes from the artists' early lives helps illuminate the hard work, triumphs, failures, and inspiration that helped forge their successful careers"--From the publisher's web site.

A memoir chronicling the author's upbringing in a Philadelphia housing project in the 1960s, covering his father's erratic and emotional behavior and his own flight from the confines of his youth to follow his dreams and better his circumstances.

A coming-of-age story in which Laurie Lee recalls his youth in Slad, Gloucestershire, in the early twentieth-century, growing up as one of eight children raised by a single mother and surrounded by doting sisters.

"Bobby eats, sleeps and breathes hockey. So when his birthday is coming up, he only wants one thing: new skates. He's seen the exact pair he wants in the sports shop window: sparkling blades, shiny leather, clean new laces tied in perfect bows. But when Bobby opens his gift, he's dismayed to find hand-me-down skates: scuffed leather, nicked blades, floppy laces. Can Bobby make these skates his own?"--Provided by publisher.