Hope nation: YA authors share personal moments of inspiration

Introduction

We / David Levithan

Before and after / Libba Bray

Now more than ever / Angie Thomas

Rundown / Ally Condie

Surviving / Marie Lu

Nobody remembers the names of people who build walls / Jeff Zentner

Love / Nicola Yoon

Wings and teeth / Kate Hart

Shot of hope / Gayle Forman

Baseball pasta / Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Don't listen to the a**holes / Atia Abawi

Different dances / Alex London

The dreadful summer of 1991 / Howard Bryant

The two types of secrets / Ally Carter

Born in Argentina, made in America: the immigrant identity / Romina Garber

Chah-muh / Renée Ahdieh

The only one I can apologize for / Aisha Saeed

In the past / Jenny Torres Sanchez

Always / Nic Stone

Hoping for home / Julie Murphy

Caution: this hope is NSFW (but it shouldn't be) / I.W. Gregorio

Four-letter words / James Dashner

The kids who stick / Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kelly.