child
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There is a great sadness in this book and also the occasional miraculous story of couples finding each other or of parents discovering a child who survived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jason Arday was a celebrity academic known as much for the remarkable life story he told, of an autistic child who didn't speak until 11, or learn to read and write until 18.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Dennis Castillo's father won't rest until he gets help for his child.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“DCOR is the poster child for why the Coastal Commission must retain its … ability to challenge yet another very bad idea that will increase the risk of a spill off our coast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Why would a mother who loved her child bestow such a fate upon him?
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
There wasn’t a smartphone in sight—Rees says she hates technology and has home-schooled her children since learning how reliant schools had become on screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The hardest part is not fearing for my own safety, but fearing for my children and family," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
They hear the plaintive calls: Have you seen my mother, my husband, my children?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
But even with some maternity leave and a dedicated partner, as her children - now ages 13, 11 and 7 - have grown older, the work-life juggling act remains a challenge.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
They were the children of the mushrooms who’d gone before.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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