In this issue you’ll find:

• A mega-guide to all kinds of essential(ish) life skills, like roasting adults, picking a lock and winning any argument – pulled from The New York Times for Kids archives
• 12 big news stories you will want to follow in the months ahead, from reporters around the Times newsroom
• A handy-dandy flowchart about whether the news posts you’re seeing on social media are actually legit
• And check-ins with kids who were featured in past Opinion pages — on what they think now about their opinion then