childhood

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A memoir from the writer Jayne Anne Phillips preserves on the page images of the coal-country town of her childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Schwimmer's interest in Deinosuchus began during his childhood in New York City, where he lived just 10 blocks from the American Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

After a childhood of privation, Zhang Xin educated herself abroad and rode China’s real-estate boom to become a billionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

It also includes Joan Armatrading's childhood guitar, stage outfits from Seal and Poly Styrene, and the handwritten lyrics to Michael Jackson's Thriller.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

During the escape game, a holographic version of Mr. Lemoncello’s favorite childhood librarian, Mrs. Gail Tobin, had popped in to help administer clues.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein