SPEND ENOUGH TIME with young people and sooner or later you will hear someone tell an outrageous tale, then say, “True story – no kidding” with absolute assurance. There is a special allure to a real-life tale, as slippery as the truth sometimes seems. Consider these three picture books, whi…

The works of Gloria Naylor, introduced to a young boy by his teacher, helped affirm his aspiration to be a writer someday.

A Smithfield writer keeps one eye on the planet, the other on readers.

Graphic novels for young readers that offer a bit of chill, a bit of dread, nothing that will frighten the head.

A young heroin addict was also a writer. After he died last year of an overdose, his parents and a Virginia Beach author turned his words into a book, in which Ghent plays a prominent role. The book launches Saturday night at Cafe Stella.

Toy companies are offering products that are more inclusive, from Barbie dolls in all shapes and sizes to baby dolls aimed at boys. Toy companies are also offering dolls that represent different disabilities. (The Associated Press)

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Snow White, Cinderella and the evil wizard all provide fresh and delightful twists.

Hundreds of children packed Jump Trampoline Park at Lynnhaven Mall on Wednesday and Thursday during two, back-to-back, unexpected days off from school.

Perhaps romance and supernatural stories go together so well in young adult novels because there is something otherworldly about teenage love. That’s certainly the case in a pair of books that are odd, compelling – and far removed from sunny summer romance tales.

Think of it like GPS and Facebook for the dead. Suffolk's Department of Parks and Recreation recently launched "City of Suffolk Cemeteries," an app and website that helps people locate a grave in the two city-owned cemeteries and also provides a place for the dead to be memorialized online. 

"So many suffer in my generation," says Caroline Hale, of Dutch descent. "Our parents were unable to show love. At least now I understand why my mother was this way."

Quick! Take a journey before school starts – with these kids' books.

Parents often take disciplinary action when their child hands them a report card with a “D.”

The hungry lion just wants to snack on a little girl and her grandmother, but first he finds himself in a frilly pink dress, his mane in braids , his crusty teeth brushed until they shine – and perhaps he’s ready to make the girl a friend rather than a meal. As that lion learns, there’s noth…

About 25 kids with disabilities spent Saturday learning to surf at Croatan beach.

Summer can be a tough time to commit to a long book when the days are full of trips to camp, drives to the beach, family reunions, cookouts and dips in the pool. That makes it a perfect time to pick up a book of poetry – you can finish a single poem before your popsicle starts to melt, or fl…

Derek Gross, written as a third-grader at Windsor Woods Elementary School in Virginia Beach “I Survived the Japanese Tsunami,” by Lauren Tarshis

One of the tough things about being a parent is gnawing doubt about decisions you make and actions you take on behalf of your children.

The world is full of unmet friends – and for someone in a scary new situation, nothing makes a place feel more like home than finding that first, crucial friend. Two wonderfully understated, new middle-grade books tackle that idea from very different angles, but both feature strangers in str…

Families – especially those with seniors diagnosed with dementia, and with children who have an autism spectrum disorder – can learn how to access services at an event in Suffolk on Tuesday.
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