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In 1514 Hungary, peasants who rose up against the nobility rise again - from the grave. In 1633 Al-Shouf, a mother keeps demons at bay with the combined power of grief and music. In 1775 Paris, as social tensions come to a boil, a courtesan tries to save the woman she loves. In 1838 Georgia, a pregnant woman's desperate escape from slavery comes with a terrible price. In 1900 Ilocos Norte, a forest spirit helps a young girl defend her land from American occupiers.

These gripping stories have been passed down through the generations, hidden between the lines of journal entries and love letters. Now 27 of today's finest authors - including Tananarive Due, Sofia Samatar, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Nnedi Okorafor, and Sabrina Vourvoulias - reveal the people whose lives have been pushed to the margins of history.

In 1862, a teenaged engineer fights murderous traitors with steam-powered war machines for the sake of the Union. In 1750 Poland, a police officer picks a fight with the wrong bagel vendor. In 1874, a young clerk investigating the use of Chinese laborers in Cuba finds herself working for the dead as much as for the living.

The sequel to the World Fantasy and Locus Award-nominated anthology Long Hidden, this anthology focuses on children: underage protagonists marginalized in their time. 22 excellent stories ranging across nearly 2,400 years and spanning the globe, Hidden Youth reveals the stories of young people whose lives have been pushed to the margins of history.

Table of Contents:

• "Throwaway Children" short story by Jessi Cole Jackson
• "A Name to Ashes" short story by Jaymee Goh
• "The Bread-Thing in the Basket" short story by K.T. Katzmann
• "The Jinn's Only Son" short story by Momtaza Mehri
• "Not a Witch" short story by Daniel Brewer
• "Trenches" short story by Sioban Krzywicki
• "Feet of Clay" short story by A.J. Odasso
• "The Paper Sword" short story by Alec Austin
• "Genius Jones and the Rolling Rifle" short story by Michael Ezell
• "The Girl, the Devil & the Coal Mine" short story by Warren Bull
• "How I Saved Athens from the Stone Monsters" short story by Erik Jensen
• "The Ostrich Egg Girl" short story by JM Templet
• "North" short story by Imani Josey
• "Acclimating Fever" short story by Peter Medeiros
• "An Baile na mBan" short story by Thom Dunn
• "In His Own Image" short story by E.C. Myers
• "Nelly" short story by Kate McCane
• "Purple Wings" short story by Nitra Wisdom
• "The Promised Land" short story by J.S. Hawthorne
• "The Mouser of Peter the Great" short story by P. Djèlí Clark
• "The Ship that Brings You Home" short story by Camilla Zhang
• "Fear of the Dark" short story by De Ana Jones