childhood and youth

"In this alternate version of 1898 New York City, where ghosts are common household nuisances, young Eleanor and Alice Roosevelt battle the fierce spirits that are threatening their family"--Provided by publisher.

In this fictionalized biography, a teenage Maggie Higgins struggles to balance her responsibilities to her family, society's expectations for women, and her desire to pursue her education and plan for the future.

"Thanks to Hidaka-sensei's intensive training, Akiko manages to get through her art school exams. She's one step closer to seeing her dreams come true...or so she thinks!"--Back cover.

"Based on primary sources, the true story of Abraham Lincoln being rescued from a cave by his rescue dog"--Provided by publisher.

"Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this [title] . . . draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write"--Provided by publisher.

"Author and artist Cindy Copeland comes of age, discovers new talents, and finds her voice as a cub reporter at her local newspaper during the Watergate era"--.

The author chronicles his life from age twelve to sixteen, living in the bizarre home of his mother's psychiatrist, where he was sexually abused by the doctor's thirty-three-year-old adopted son.

Dave Pelzer, victim of one of the worst child abuse cases in California history, tells the story of his adolescent years after he was removed from his home and placed in foster care, and discusses the influence on his life of Dan Brazell, the man he came to regard as his father.

Recounts the author's experiences growing up in a small Indiana town in the 1960s.

Children's author William Steig describes and illustrates what life was like in his neighborhood when he was a boy nearly one hundred years ago.