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Meet Service Star Ava Johnson, 12. Ava organizes clothing drives focused on socks, underwear, and other essentials for kids in foster care. Her fourth annual fundraiser and donation drive took place on April 11 in Wichita, Kansas, on the anniversary…
TFK Kid Reporter Maddie Martinez read Mystery on Macaw Mountain and interviewed its author, María José Fitzgerald. Read Maddie’s thoughts below. Mystery on Macaw Mountain is set in Honduras. Twelve-year-old Nico is navigating his parents’ separation when his cousins arrive…
Would you like to be a TFK Kid Reporter? Now’s your chance! Contest applications are due by June 15. We’re looking for up to 10 kids to join our team for the next school year. Olivia Branan was on…
Meet Service Star Brayden Belsky, 12. Brayden refurbishes computers for KindWorks, a nonprofit organization in Bethesda, Maryland. The computers then go to people who don’t have one at home. TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster spoke with Brayden about his efforts.…
TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster read Aku: Journey to Ibra and interviewed Micah Johnson, its author. Read Axel’s thoughts below. Arthur Keaton Underwood, or Aku, is just a “regular” boy who loves video games and baseball, until he happens upon…
Every year since 2000, our editors have selected a team of students to report for TIME for Kids. Nothing brings us more joy than seeing former TFK Kid Reporters pursue their goals. Before Camryn Garrett, from New York, joined our…
Meet Service Star Queenie Howard, 8. Queenie volunteers with Food on the Stove, an organization based in the Washington, D.C., area. The group prepares healthy food for first responders, such as firefighters. TFK Kid Reporter Asha Curley spoke with Queenie…
TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu read Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page and interviewed its author/illustrators, Supriya Kelkar and Jarrett Lerner. Read Ethan’s thoughts below. In Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page, kids get…
“Being born with a disability, I was growing up in the hospital,” says Zach Miller. The two-time Paralympian spoke with TIME for Kids on March 4, before the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Italy. There, more than 650 athletes, each with…
Aaron Horvath is an animator, a screenwriter, and a storyboard artist. He codirected The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which opens in theaters on April 1. TFK Kid R…
Every year since 2000, our editors have selected a team of students to report for TIME for Kids. Nothing brings us more joy than seeing former TFK Kid Reporters pursue their goals. Take Avery Stone, from Rhode Island. As a…
Meet 12-year-old Service Star Jeremiah Vaughns, a volunteer with the Brooklyn Heights Community Garden, in Nashville, Tennessee. His work includes planting, harvesting, and facilitating gardening workshops for kids in his community. TFK reader Tolani Abari spoke with Jeremiah about his…
TFK Kid Reporter Asha Curley read A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes and interviewed its authors, Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski. Read Asha’s thoughts below. In a world struggling with a deadly plague, Nia’s most powerful weapon is not a…
TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster speaks with author, painter, and former Major League Baseball player Micah Johnson about his new book, Aku: Journey to Ibra. How did you become an author? Well, it wasn’t the most conventional path. I left…
Two summers ago, while fishing on Lake Minnetonka, in Minnesota, Vick Tan caught a five-pound largemouth bass. That’s a big fish. Pulling it out of the water “was an incredible experience,” Vick, now 16, told TIME for Kids. He says…
Each year since 2000, our editors have selected a team of students to report for TIME for Kids. That’s more than 250 kids who’ve joined our crew! And nothing brings us more joy than seeing former TFK Kid Reporters pursue…
Meet Brody Maggin, a 10-year-old Service Star from Montgomery County, Maryland. Brody’s love for nature inspired him to start a composting program at his school. He hopes the program will reduce waste and help the planet. TFK reader Rohan Kasi…
These ideas come from the pages of TIME for Kids books, which help curious kids learn more about their favorite topics. Interested in reporting the news (or applying to be a TFK Kid Reporter)? These journalism tips might help. As…
TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault read Fros, Fades, and Braids and interviewed Sean Qualls, its author and illustrator. Read Aubrey’s thoughts below. Fros, Fades and Braids: A Brief History of Black Hair in America uses vibrant pictures to illustrate the…
