Hope Nation

★ “This amazing outpouring of strength and honesty offers inspirational personal accounts for every reader who wonders what to do when everything seems impossible.” –Booklist, starred review“An important and inspiring read for thoughtful teens.”–School Library Journal“A salve when days are bleak.”–Kirkus Reviews“A must-read resource for English teachers, social studies teachers, and counselors….Each essay presents hope as the platform for positive action and growth….a strong addition to both YA and adult nonfiction collections.” –VOYA

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. In addition to her career as a librarian and educator, Dr. Brock is also very involved in helping to organize the North Texas Teen Book Festival, a one-day event, which hosts sixty authors and has an impressive annual attendance of over 3,500 teens and tweens. She also serves as a team leader of the International Literacy Association’s Young Adults’ Choices project, which empowers teens to read and select the best books of the year. Dr. Brock was named by the Texas Library Association as the recipient of the Siddie Joe Johnson Award, an award given by the Children’s Round Table to a librarian who demonstrates outstanding library service to children. Follow her on Twitter @reallyrosebrock.

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