Hope Wins

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