A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it hard to communicate with words, but who, in most ways, is just like any other boy. Includes authors' note about autism.

Children's authors and illustrators recount their childhood aspirations and share their writings and drawings as kids, including Kwame ALexander, Tim Federle, Gordon Korman, Grace Lin, Dan Santat, and Linda Sue Park.

Mattie J. T. Stepanek lived and died a child, but he had the spirit of a giant. Affected by a rare and fatal neuromuscular disease, Mattie lived almost fourteen years but in that time became a poet, best-selling author, peace activist, and a prominent voice for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Before his death in June 2004, his five volumes of Heartsongs poetry sold more than a million copies. This is the final collection of Heartsongs that Mattie...

Illustrations and simple text, written by a three-year-old as a song, introduce two dinosaurs that fall in love and never say goodbye.

While her grandfather works in his studio, a young girl takes care of the family dog.

With encouragement from her mother, teacher, and a fellow student, Phoenix, who was assigned male at birth but identifies as female, finds the courage to face the first day of school.

Poetry, written by a girl with learning disabilities, reflects her feelings and experiences.

A collection of poems written by young people aged eight to eighteen on a variety of subjects.

Thirty-eight different girls respond to questions on specific issues including siblings, school, homework, parents, divorce, stepfamilies, boys, race, religion, and personal appearance.