Ever since they were Snotsippers, Jack and the girl have fought, until one day she steals his bike and as he and the Amigos try to recover it, Jack realizes that he is growing up and must eventually leave the "goodlands and badlands of Hokey Pokey."

"Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of Black society, and when she falls for no-account Renard, she is forced to choose between her life of privilege and the man she loves. In 1982, Evelyn's daughter, Jackie, is a frazzled single mother grappling with her absent husband's drug addiction. Just as she comes to terms with his abandoning the family, he returns,...

A little girl contrasts all of the amazing things she can do for herself that had to be done for her when she was a baby, from dressing herself to reading to her baby sister.

Celebrates a toddler's growing comfort with such things as hearing loud noises and being left with a babysitter.

When her new baby brother starts getting all of her family's attention, a little girl decides to try out being a baby again.

"When precocious Lilly, an eleven-year-old, undergoes an inexplicable and startling growth spurt, her father and doctors decide to take drastic action to curb what they see as a dangerous development. Faced with condescending treatment and cruelty, Lilly escapes and embarks on a journey to discover her true self. Zoje Stage's new novella is a parable for how patriarchy treats the female body (and, by extension, the female mind and soul) and the objectification...

A mother and her young daughter reflect on the daughter's growing up, including her infancy, potty training, first words, and starting school, noting how nothing has been what the mother expected.

When Janey gets tired of hearing that she is not big enough to do the fun stuff, she decides that she is not big enough to do the boring stuff either. No high dive? No chores. No roller coaster? No bedtime. But Janey's plan backfires when it's time for the first day of preschool. Janey quickly learns being a big girl means making big-girl decisions, no matter what Tired of being told she is not big enough for fun things, Janey decides she will not...

As she looks through a photo album, Emily Elizabeth reminisces about Clifford's puppyhood.

Growing up in New York City, fourteen-year-old Dave Mitchell finds comradeship with a troubled nineteen-year-old, friendhip with a girl, affection for a stray cat, and understanding of his father.