| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 326 pages : portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-319) and index. |
| Contents |
Thoughts and aspirations: Early memories -- Imaginary friends and imaginary worlds -- Dreams and nightmares -- Fears, phobias, and obsessions -- Diarists -- Turning points -- What they wanted to be as grownups -- Quotations about childhood -- Home life: Favorite children -- Children of mentally ill parents -- Mamas' boys -- Happy childhoods -- Poor kids -- Sibling rivalries -- Ran away from home -- Parents' advice -- Recreation: Daredevils -- Favorite toys -- Beloved pets -- Hobbies -- Pranksters -- Books they read -- School life: Favorite or most influential teachers -- Honor students -- Miserable report cards -- Suspended or expelled from school -- Yearbook captions -- Being different: Tomboys -- Boys who looked or acted like girls -- Ugly ducklings -- Sicky kids -- Loners -- Social life: Best friends -- First kiss -- First love -- First sexual experience -- Married childhood sweethearts -- Nicknames -- Hard knocks: Victims of bullies -- Humiliating or embarrassing incidents -- Victims of child abuse -- Childhood traumas -- Attempted suicides -- Almost aborted -- Almost dies -- Beyond the ordinary: Had a supernatural experience -- Child entrepreneurs -- Showed early promise -- Published at an early age. |
| Subject |
Celebrities -- Biography.
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Children -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Elwood, Ann.
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| ISBN |
0375703896 alkaline paper |
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