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Sylvain Neuvel's debut begins with a young girl who falls into a hole in the ground and is found soon after, sitting on a 20-foot-long mechanical hand. And that's just the (finger) tip of the iceberg.

NPR and the Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories from around the world of the hidden lives of girls — and the women they become. Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities — of women who crossed a line, blazed a trail or changed the tide. Share your stories with us.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jean-Claude Nzay of the humanitarian group Corus International, about the flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo that devastated villages.

In Mira Grant's Parasite, genetically engineered tapeworms are a magic cure-all and a terrible danger. Sure, they keep their hosts healthy — but as it turns out, that's not all they do. Reviewer Genevieve Valentine says Parasite has interesting things to say about medical ethics, but reads too much like groundwork for a series.

Last weekend, English soccer fans were looking forward to a sporting feast. They ended up taking part in a nationwide communal vigil, focused on an African-born player's fight for life.

Visitors and locals gather each night to watch the Olympic Flame rise above Paris suspended by a huge balloon. But what's really in the cauldron?

Suicide rates among Native Americans are already four times the national average. And with recent cuts in federal funding for mental health services across the country, suicide prevention programs may lose ground in the communities that need them most.

The Israeli army says its offensive to occupy Gaza City has begun, as hospitals there struggle with the surge of dead and wounded from the attacks.

The Israeli army says its offensive to occupy Gaza City has begun, as hospitals there struggle with the surge of dead and wounded from the attacks.

Need an excuse to do less yard work? It might actually help butterflies and other pollinators.