Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers
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- Author：Rose Brock
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Summary
In a collection of personal stories and essays， award-winning and bestselling artists from Matt de la Pe�a and Veera Hiranandani to Max Brallier and R。L。 Stine write about how hope always wins， even in the darkest of times。
Where does hope live？
In your family？
In your community？
In your school？
In your heart？
From a family restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car， from an empty road on a moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration， this anthology of personal stories from award-winning and bestselling authors， shows that hope can live everywhere， even--or especially--during the darkest of times。
No matter what happens: Hope wins。
Contributors include: Tom Angleberger， James Bird， Max Brallier， Julie Buxbaum， Pablo Cartaya， J。C。 Cervantes， Soman Chainani， Matt de la Pe�a， Stuart Gibbs， Adam Gidwitz， Karina Yan Glaser， Veera Hiranandani， Hena Khan， Gordon Korman， Janae Marks， Sarah Mlynowski， Rex Ogle， James Ponti， Pam Mu�oz Ryan， Ronald L。Smith， Christina Soontornvat， and R。L。 Stine。
Where does hope live？
In your family？
In your community？
In your school？
In your heart？
From a family restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car， from an empty road on a moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration， this anthology of personal stories from award-winning and bestselling authors， shows that hope can live everywhere， even--or especially--during the darkest of times。
No matter what happens: Hope wins。
Contributors include: Tom Angleberger， James Bird， Max Brallier， Julie Buxbaum， Pablo Cartaya， J。C。 Cervantes， Soman Chainani， Matt de la Pe�a， Stuart Gibbs， Adam Gidwitz， Karina Yan Glaser， Veera Hiranandani， Hena Khan， Gordon Korman， Janae Marks， Sarah Mlynowski， Rex Ogle， James Ponti， Pam Mu�oz Ryan， Ronald L。Smith， Christina Soontornvat， and R。L。 Stine。
Reviews
Stephanie P （Because My Mother Read）
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4。5 starsI received a free copy from the publisher for review。There are many different reasons I love to read and many different things I am looking to get out of the experience， but one thing I am always looking for in a story is a sense of hope。 So this anthology of essays about hope written by a wonderful cast of middle grade authors definitely appealed to me。The book includes short stories of the authors overcoming hardships， experiencing pivotal moments and realizations， finding joy during 4。5 starsI received a free copy from the publisher for review。There are many different reasons I love to read and many different things I am looking to get out of the experience， but one thing I am always looking for in a story is a sense of hope。 So this anthology of essays about hope written by a wonderful cast of middle grade authors definitely appealed to me。The book includes short stories of the authors overcoming hardships， experiencing pivotal moments and realizations， finding joy during difficult times， and more。 Most of the personal stories that are shared are set during the authors’ own tween years and are very relatable。 Even though the settings and circumstances in the stories are very different from each other， there are many similar themes that emerge。 I think readers in the middle grade age range will feel very seen by these stories。 They certainly brought me back to that time of my life。Some of my favorite middle grade authors are included in the lineup and so I was most excited to read their stories， but every single story had something meaningful to offer。 This book could also be a great source for kids to get ideas for other books to read next since many of the authors shared “origin stories” that led into their writing books and there would already be a little bit of connection and insight before picking up that author’s books。 。。。more
Jenn
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This books gave me smiles。 It gave me smiles that sometimes came from silly， fun stories。 Sometimes， however， the smiles come from overcoming adversity or from learning how to survive heartbreak。 None felt inauthentic， nor "just believe you can"-ish。Yes you should read。Yes teachers should use in classrooms。 （Ask me if you want to know how。） This books gave me smiles。 It gave me smiles that sometimes came from silly， fun stories。 Sometimes， however， the smiles come from overcoming adversity or from learning how to survive heartbreak。 None felt inauthentic， nor "just believe you can"-ish。Yes you should read。Yes teachers should use in classrooms。 （Ask me if you want to know how。） 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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Where does hope live？🌸 From a family restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car， from an empty road on a moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration， this collection of short stories will tug at your heartstrings and show that hope can live everywhere， even—or especially—during the darkest of times。🌸I was lucky enough to see most of these authors speak on a panel at #txla22 hosted by editor @reallyrosebrock and couldn’t wait to pick this up。 Then @librofm released the audiobook early for the libr Where does hope live？🌸 From a family restaurant to a hot-dog shaped car， from an empty road on a moonlight night to a classroom holiday celebration， this collection of short stories will tug at your heartstrings and show that hope can live everywhere， even—or especially—during the darkest of times。🌸I was lucky enough to see most of these authors speak on a panel at #txla22 hosted by editor @reallyrosebrock and couldn’t wait to pick this up。 Then @librofm released the audiobook early for the librarian ALCs & I got to hear Rose read it herself。 I was overjoyed reading this title。 It’s exactly what we need this year。 I will make sure to purchase it because all proceeds go toward supporting the @nttbfest Grab your copy May 10！CW: death， bullying 。。。more
Tweller83
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I received this from for free as part Libro。fm as part of the Educator Advance Listening program。
Stephanie Affinito
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This book was exactly what my middle grade reading heart needed: a collection of hopeful and inspiring stories from my favorite authors: Karina Yan Glaser， Veera Hiranandani， Gordon Korman and Pam Muñoz Ryan， just to name a few。 Each author told a story of hope from a time in their own lives from learning life lessons in a restaurant， deciding what it meant to be a ‘cool kid’ and learning book publishing lessons in the seventh grade。 Every middle school reader needs to read this book。 No， wait。 This book was exactly what my middle grade reading heart needed: a collection of hopeful and inspiring stories from my favorite authors: Karina Yan Glaser， Veera Hiranandani， Gordon Korman and Pam Muñoz Ryan， just to name a few。 Each author told a story of hope from a time in their own lives from learning life lessons in a restaurant， deciding what it meant to be a ‘cool kid’ and learning book publishing lessons in the seventh grade。 Every middle school reader needs to read this book。 No， wait。 EVERY reader needs to read this book as my adult heart desperately needs these messages of hope， too。 It’s the perfect book for anytime reading， but it’s especially perfect for coming-out-of-a-pandemic reading。 。。。more
Courtney Walker
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Incredible anthology of personal short stories from some of the best middle grades authors brought together by Rose Brock。 A book that is needed at this moment in time- a delightful read that will leave readers big and small feeling hopeful。
Ms。 Yingling
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Copy provided by the publisherBrock continues on from Hope Nation with a collection of stories for younger readers， written by a selection of authors she knows on the vague topic of hope。 Profits from this book are supporting the North Texas Teen Book Festival。The stories are all very personal， and align fairly well with the authors' previous works。 For example， R。L。 Stine cleverly twists the assignment to let him write a story about hoping to see a ghost。。。 until he actually does。 Rex Ogle and Copy provided by the publisherBrock continues on from Hope Nation with a collection of stories for younger readers， written by a selection of authors she knows on the vague topic of hope。 Profits from this book are supporting the North Texas Teen Book Festival。The stories are all very personal， and align fairly well with the authors' previous works。 For example， R。L。 Stine cleverly twists the assignment to let him write a story about hoping to see a ghost。。。 until he actually does。 Rex Ogle and James Bird tell additional stories about their difficult early years， Matt de la Pena offers a sports story， Karina Yan Glaser and Hena Khan write about their own school experiences and how they formed their personalities， and Sarah Mlyowski writes about her younger sister。 Julie Buxbaum， who seems to have written primarily young adult titles but is coming out with a middle grade title in September of 2022， admits to being scared of both slumber parties and going to the movies。 There are some interesting backstories of some authors who write books that aren't necessarily realistic fiction; Christina Soontornvat writes about growing up with immigrant parents who ran a restaurant and had to deal with difficult individuals， James Ponti explores his struggle with personal identy， J。C。 Cervantes waxes lyrical about her relationship to the written word with a poem， Tom Angleberger writes touchingly abohow his autism spectrum was seen as a "major malfunction" when he was younger， and Max Brallier has interesting and formative experiences with large scale hot dogs。 Some authors have very specific tales， like Pam Muñoz Ryan's entry about a friend who changed her life， Adam Gidwitz's lifelong struggle with coolness， and Janae Marks' path towards writing， which adheres most closely to the theme of the book。 Ronald L。 Smith's essay showcases why there are so many more fantasy books for middle grade readers than one might suspect; he's not the only future author who spent most of his class time sneak reading Tolkien！ Veera Hiranandani's reminiscence about a photograph that is her favorite captures a particular moment in her middle school life， and it's great to see something else from her since her Save Me a Seat was so powerful。 Some entries wax more philosophical， like Pablo Cartaya's letter to his daughter， who was was in 8th grade during 2020 and had to struggle with all of the things that the pandemic caused。 Stuart Gibbs offers tips on how to deal with grief， which he sadly discovered after the unexpected death of his wife。 Sonan Chainani offers a story of victory after defeat。 The real draw here， and the story that I would love to see become a full length book， is "This Can't Be Happening to Gordon Korman"， which explains just how this prolific author came to write his first novel in his 7th grade language arts class， get it published， and continue on in his 40+ year career of writing for young people， which now seems to include two books every year。 He's told the world about this start many times， but this deep dive into the experience is the story I didn't even know I needed。 Of course， there are lots of us who write entire novels in middle school， and most of us shouldn't be encouraged to continue！This collection reads like letters from friends， passing the time recounting their past， and will please readers who are familiar with some of the authors， and hopefully introduce some new artists。 This is the first year I've had requests for short stories， so this will be a good addition to my growing collection of new tales from diverse authors。 。。。more
Jonah
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eARC Provided by EdelweissWhat an amazing book。 This is such an amazing set of real-life stories from some of the greatest authors。 The title fits the book perfectly since the book truly does make you appreciate life and understand that we can get through tough times。 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is struggling with something in his life。
Dhruv
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This was a pretty good book。 I got a digital ARC from Edelweiss， and the book surpassed my expectations。 The chapters， written by many amazing authors who I love， are many challenges in life and how they overcame them。 They are beautifully written and the stories about hope and what it takes to be strong whether it's a loved one's death or divorce， this book will always inspire you in many ways。 Anyone who is feeling down because of a sudden turn of events in life， I would definitely recommend t This was a pretty good book。 I got a digital ARC from Edelweiss， and the book surpassed my expectations。 The chapters， written by many amazing authors who I love， are many challenges in life and how they overcame them。 They are beautifully written and the stories about hope and what it takes to be strong whether it's a loved one's death or divorce， this book will always inspire you in many ways。 Anyone who is feeling down because of a sudden turn of events in life， I would definitely recommend this book as it is truly heartwarming to anyone who reads it！ 。。。more
Pam
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