Offspring that have not yet fully matured or reached the designated stage of adulthood.

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Boy and girl living in an underground city (post nuclear?)

I probably read this children's science fiction story in the late 1960s, so the similar-sounding 1980 book, "This Time of Darkness" by Helen Hoover can not be it. It may have been a short story, but ...
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Sci-Fi Drama TV Series about telepathy between an alien and a boy

I'm trying to remember this show, 80's or early 90's, about a boy who receives telepathic messages from an alien, and his family thinks he's going crazy. All very serious and dark. The only thing I ...
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90's talking computer children's tv science fiction series

In the early 90's, when I was a child, I regularly saw a live-action (not animated) TV show with children that did something good (solve problems or chase away bad guys, I'm not sure). It was on Dutch ...
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Short story about a boy & girl enclosed in an experiment and given injections to age rapidly?

The story is told from the point of view of one of the scientists. He meets the subjects in the experiment as they play in the lab before being put into the enclosure that will become their ...
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World where it rains every day of the year except one? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the name & author of this short story that takes place off planet involving sun & rain? This question reminded me of a story that I read (plus saw a ...
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Story identification: Boy writes story, interacts with his alter ego

Publishing language: Unknown. I read this book in school many years ago, then in my native language: swedish. Likely it was originally in some other language. What I remember: The protagonist is ...
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Name this children's sci fi show from my childhood

I am trying to remember what this show was from when I watched it in my childhood (I grew up in the 90's). It was a sci-fi television series with a crew of children/young adults that were stranded in ...
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And then her head fell off

I remember reading a compilation of childrens/bedtime/scary story's as a child, one of which was about a girl and a boy who eventually got married. Throughout the short story, she had a black ribbon ...
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Any movies with zombie babies? [closed]

I was watching the Talking Dead for the Walking Dead season two finale, and they talked about not actually being able to show a child being shot. But they have shown zombie children. But this made ...
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80s TV movie: ship with child crew

Question regarding a TV movie from the 80s with a ship crewed entirely by children. These children were geniuses who were specifically chosen because it was the only way a crew could make it all the ...
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Name the children's Science fiction show with two robots on a planet of Junk?

I've been trying to remember the name of a British children's science fiction show from (I think) the 80's. The show revolved around two robots who lived on a planet made up of junk. I think the ...
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Name of fantasy book with Monster Under the Bed

I read a fantasy book long ago, about a kid who rode a monster under the bed as his steed. It was made out of dust, and was semi-sentient. I've been looking for several years for this book, with no ...
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Story where the number 3 is the monster?

I remember as a child reading a story where the narrator was a little boy and how he was scared only twice a day – when the clock read 3:33. The 3's would be powerful enough (there were three of them ...
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Story about earth children playing with alien toys. Who wrote it?

I remember reading what I believe is a short story about a brother and sister who somehow come into possession of some toys which turn out to be from aliens. Through playing with them they develop a ...