"Why do you have so many books?" the opening question was delivered with surprising aggression. In my regular posture, I'd have asked if bearing many books is a crime, but since I had travelled ...

Once upon a slow summertime, unburdened by homework and school reading assignments, kids could be found lounging in hammocks engrossed in reading purely for pleasure. Summer was a time for ...

Emma Fischer is 11 years old. She is a typical pre-teen who enjoys hanging out with friends and playing sports like archery and taekwondo. Fischer is also a Girl Scout. In September, she earned the ...

As a second grader, I won honorable mention in a creative writing contest with a solemn, ink-blotted story about the Crucifixion. My prize was a crate of children’s classics, among them “Little House ...