Hope Wins

Dr. Rose Brock

In a collection of personal stories and essays, award-winning and bestselling artists from Matt de la Peña and Veera Hiranandani to Max Brailer and RL Stine write about how hope always wins, even in the darkest of times.Dr. Rose Brock, a literacy expert and children's literature champion, compiled a list of the below writers to inspire middle grade readders and give them hope as we exit the pandemic and face the deep divide in our country.The contributor list is:Adam GidwitzAlex GinoChristina SoontornvatGordon KormanHena KhanJames BirdJames PontiJanae MarksJennifer CervantesJulie BuxbaumKarina Yan GlaserMatt de la PeñaMax BrallierPablo CartayaPam Muñoz RyanRenée WatsonRex OgleRonald L. SmithRL StineSarah MlynowskiSoman ChainaniStuart GibbsTom Angleberger*Vashti Harrison (art)Veera Hiranandani

BIG-NAME AUTHORS: This diverse contributor list features some of the most popular middle grade authors writing today. Their success crosses from award lists to bestseller lists and back. WE NEED HOPE! With school closures, mask-wearing, and fear about social justice, middle graders' worlds have been rocked over the past year plus. As we come out of this dark time and face the roads the lie ahead, kids need hope, and these are just the authors to give it to them.ANTHOLOGIES ARE IN: Articles about anthologies for children have been popping up recently, touting the ability anthologies have to gather viewpoints and introduce varying perspectives to readers. This book does just that. A BIG-NAME EDITOR IN THE S&L WORLD: Dr. Rose Brock is a literacy expert and children's literature champion who works on the North Texas Teen Book Festival and has been an integral part of ALA and TLA award committees. She is as influential as they come!