Most Popular Incredible Kids Stories

Stocking Shelves, Restoring Hope

by Marti Attoun

When 17-year-old Nick Graham bought and reopened the only grocery store in Truman, Minn. (pop. 1,259), 16 months ago, he wanted townsfolk to have easy access to biscuits, birdseed, pork chops and pickles.

Billy Ray Cyrus: Father Knows Best

by Robyn Flans

It's been a whirlwind day for Billy Ray Cyrus. It's 6 p.m. and he's spent several hours at a photo shoot in Los Angeles for the second season of the hit Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, on which he plays dad to his real-life daughter, 14-year-old Mil

Helping Soldiers Stay in Touch

by Karen Karvonen

Brittany Bergquist, 13, and her brother Robbie, 12, learned about a Massachusetts soldier serving in Iraq whose phone bill was almost $8,000 from all the calls to and from home.

Little Girl, Big Heart

by Tracy Leinberger-Leonardi

When Kennedy Kulish's baby brother, Kaeden, was born in 2003 with a hole in his heart, she spent a lot of time in hospital waiting rooms watching other children and their parents come and go.

Obama's Young Supporter

shared by Janet Gaffney

Before she graduated from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., this past spring Alexa Milroy applied for admission to several colleges.  Her favorite, St. Mary's College in St. Mary&#

Bringing children and animals together for Teaching, Love and Compassion at the SPCA

shared by teboj27

When you think of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, you think about dogs, cats, bunnies and birds. Now everyone will be thinking dogs, cats, bunnies, birds and c

My Ambassador of Good Will

shared by bspitts

Sydney is "The Ambassador of Good Will" as her desire to improve the world began when she was very little. She has a big heart that encompasses not only the animals in her life (she requested that he

compassion

shared by cathy

 I have been very blessed to get to spend time watching and helping my youngest son in his passion. As long as I can remember he has loved animals, all animals. He has raised slugs, stick bugs,

Are You Drinking Your Neighbor's Birth Control Medicine?

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Hosting the Farmers Market

by Marti Attoun

Just 13, Lindsey Brenkus is an old hand at managing the Bellville Farmers Market, which she founded in 2003.

Granting Prom Wishes

by Robyn Hoffman

White lights twinkle in the atrium of the CityPlex Towers in Tulsa, Okla., casting a faint glow on Tiffany Grant's pink satin formal as she glides across the dance floor with her date.

Jamming to the Homemade Blues

by Michael McCall

Renaud Perry will always remember the first time he opened the front door of his home and heard a racket blaring from the living room.

Let's Honor This Amazing Kid--Cristina Lara.

shared by unalienablerights

Hold on, folks! We've got an Amazing Kid! Take heed of 16 year old Cristina Lara from Fair Lawn, NJ. Cristina has been politically active throughout her high schoolcareer. "I used to envisi

Lifting Our Language

by Elisabeth Deffner

A California teen urges peers to stop cussing

Billy Gilman: Heart Songs

by Marti Attoun

Singer Billy Gilman & poet Mattie Stepanek celebrate a partnership of the heart

Knowing Her World

by Heather Larson

Caitlin Snaring, 15, knows her world as well as anyone. The whiz kid can recite the names of nearly every city, mountain range and river on the planet...

Senior Prom

by Marti Attoun

Teens host a night to remember for senior citizens

Leading By Example

by Doug Goodnough

Grassroots leaders like teenage mayor Michael Sessions are making their communities better

Emily Weinberger Orchestrates a Musical Gift

by Sheryl Kayne

When 13-year-old Emily Weinberger took the stage during a performance with the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra (GNOYO) in June 2006, she received a hero's welcome.

My Amazing Niece who is surviving Cancer

shared by blessedbeyond

a video about my niece