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Step back into a time before iPhones, where the woods were a kingdom and siblings were your best (and worst) friends. The oldest of nine children shares hilarious and heartfelt stories of growing up in the 1950s. With quick chapters and real family photos, it’s the perfect “mentor text” for young writers looking to turn their own memories into stories.
A deeply emotional memoir that blends fame, grief, family, and resilience across generations. Readers will discover far more than expected in this raw and intimate look into Lisa Marie Presley’s life.
In this companion to Marshfield Dreams, Ralph Fletcher returns with more heartfelt reflections on his childhood in Marshfield, Massachusetts. As the oldest of nine children, he captures the “in-between” years of adolescence—balancing responsibility, curiosity, and the chaos of growing up in a large family during the 1950s and 60s.
For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood.