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 readers and give them hope, as we exit the pandemic and face the deep divide in our country.

The contributor list is:

Adam Gidwitz
Alex Gino
Christina Soontornvat
Gordon Korman
Hena Khan
James Bird
James Ponti
Janae Marks
Jennifer Cervantes
Julie Buxbaum
Karina Yan Glaser
Matt de la Peña
Max Brallier
Pablo Cartaya
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Renée Watson
Rex Ogle
Ronald L. Smith
RL Stine
Sarah Mlynowski
Soman Chainani
Stuart Gibbs
Tom Angleberger
*Vashti Harrison (art)
Veera Hiranandani

Dr. Rose Brock is a professor and educator at Sam Houston State University ,who has dedicated her career to turning teens into book lovers. Building relationships with readers through books is her superpower.