Part one: It's not easy being a kid. J.R.R. Tolkien meets a baboon tarantula --
J.K. Rowling, a storybook life --
Edgar Allan Poe, little orphan Edgar --
Sherman Alexie, off the reservation --
Lewis Carroll, one tough nerd --
Laura Ingalls Wilder, heart of a pioneer --
Part two: All in the family. Zora Neale Hurston, jumping at the sun --
Mark Twain, bad boy makes good --
Langston Hughes, history lessons --
Jules Verne, castaway for a day --
Part three: The write stuff. Roald Dahl, the boy who loved candy --
Stan Lee, the incredible reader --
Beverly Cleary, flight of the blackbird --
Lucy Maud Montgomery, the adventures of story girl --
Jeff Kinney, stuck in the middle --
Fun facts about famous authors.
