Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their accomplishments. Muchos de los nombres que llenan nuestras enciclopedias esconden verdaderas historias de superación, protagonizadas por hombres y mujeres excepcionales que, pese a los contratiempos, las dificultades o incluso los fracasos de su juventud, llegaron a hacer grandes cosas. Descubre cómo eran de jóvenes Jules Verne, Thomas Alva Edison, Jane Austen, Pablo Ruiz Picasso, John Lennon, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anne Frank y Jordi Sierra i Fabra.