This celebrates all the great things youth do instead of the negative things you sometimes hear about.

[When they had tabulated the survey results, members of the Youth Coalition] thought it was important to say this out load to adults, ... and see what adults want to do about it.

We want to treat independent living youth who are in foster care the same as any other child in the world. Just because they're in foster care doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to drive.

The Youth Baseball Academy will serve as a sanctuary for kids interested not only in how the game is played but how the game can be a positive and productive part of their lives. The Compton academy is part of Major League Baseball's Urban Youth Initiative, which is an ambitious and important project that is designed to grow the game and to help inner city kids make better lives for themselves.

...summer was the swiftness with which Dill would reach up and kiss me when Jem was not looking, the longing we sometimes felt each other feel. With him life was routine; without him life was unbearable.

My mom said I was a handful. Now I'm helpful.