When Barbara McBride‑Smith first heard the ancient Greek myths as a young girl, she didn’t quite catch them the way her teacher intended. Instead of imagining the “cradle of Western civilization,” she pictured Western civilization—central Texas, near Waco—where those larger‑than‑life characters seemed right at home.

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DNA can tell us who our family members are, but we all know that family means more than just...

When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma...

From a young age, Wilma Rudolph faced many challenges. A childhood polio survivor, she was unable to...

Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named...

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

Before humans took their first steps, there were billions of years of vibrant and varied life-forms...

Marco Gonzales and his friend, Gabriella Smith, are excited when they find a special edition of The...

Henry Green loved chocolate probably more than anybody in the world. So much so, that he made...