HOPE THROUGH STORIES
Welcome to Library Lions special edition Hope Through Stories. Authors and Readers sending Hope to children and teens through books and donations to Ferguson Library.
Joelle Charbonneau
Authors united in support of the students of Ferguson, MO
As a parent and a young adult author, I can’t help but think of the youngest members of the Ferguson community. I worry that they will see the hopelessness and unrest around them and turn their back on the possibility of a better future. I worry that they will believe they don’t matter. I am terrified they will lose hope. They need to be reminded that they are important and that there is hope even in the darkest of times.
c/o Scott Bonner
Ferguson Municipal Public Library
35 N. Florissant Road
Ferguson, MO 63135
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Joelle Charbonneau – author of THE TESTING trilogy
Veronica Roth– author of the DIVERGENT trilogy
Charlaine Harris – author of the Sookie Sackhouse mysteries
Jay Asher – author of THIRTEEN REAONS WHY
Ellen Hopkins – author of RUMBLE
Alex London – author of PROXY
Stephanie Keuhn-author of CHARM and STRANGE
Tess Sharpe – author of FAR FROM YOU
Sarah Fine – author of GUARDS OF SHADOWLANDS trilogy
Elizabeth Wein – author of CODE NAME VERITY
Stephanie Diaz– author of EXTRACTION
Helene Dunbar – author of THESE GENTLE WOUNDS
Debra Lynn Shelton– author of THE SECRET KEEPER
Linda Rodriguez – author of the SKEET BANNION Mysteries
Melissa Walker – author of ASHES TO ASHES
Ellen Booraem – author of TEXTING THE UNDERWORLD
Crissa-Jean Chappell – author of MORE THAN GOOD ENOUGH
Samantha Vamos – author of ALPHABET TRUCKS
Dahlia Adler – author of BEHIND THE SCENES
Kim Baccellia – author of CROSSED OUT
Wendy Wunder – author of THE MUSEUM OF INTANGIBLE THINGS
Todd Hasak-Lowy – author of 33 MINUTES
Miriam Busch – author of LION LION
Julia Karr – author of TRUTH
Catherine Ryan Hyde – author of PAY IT FORWARD
Patricia McCowan– author of HONEYCOMB
Shannon Lee Alexander – author of LOVE AND OTHER UNKNOWN VARIABLES
Anne Schober – author of HEART PRINTS
Lawrence Tabak– author of IN REAL LIFE
Livia Blackburne – author of MIDNIGHT THIEF
Amy Reed – author of DAMAGED
Nicole Maggi– author of WINTER FALLS
Elissa Sussman– author of STRAY
Diana Renn – author of LATITUDE ZERO
Melissa Kantor – author of MAYBE ONE DAY **
Robyn Schneider – author of THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING **
Jackie Morse Kessler – author of LOSS **
T M Geoglein– author of COLD FURY trilogy **
Megan Miranda – author of HYSTERIA **
Elaine Wolf – author of CAMP **
K.M. Walton– author of CRACKED **
** books with asterisks donated by an amazing literary publicist – Amy Del Rosso
Paul Anthony Shortt – author of THE MEMORY WARS trilogy
Martina A. Boone– author of COMPULSION
Jay Stringer – author of The EOIN MILLER trilogy
Annette Laing – author of The SNIPESVILLE CHRONICLES
Scott Bly – author of SMASHER
Kathryn Burak – author of EMILY’S DRESS
Lisa McMann– author of the UNWANTED series
Sharon Mentyka – author of B IN THE WORLD
Thomas Pluck – author of BLADE OF DISHONOR
Sean Beaudoin – author of WISE YOUNG FOOLS
Greg Pincus– author of THE 14 FIBS OF GREGORY K.
David P. Haight – author of ME AND MRS. JONES
Tanita S. David– author of A LA CARTE
Gabriela Denise Frank – author of CIVITAVERITAS – AN ITALIAN FELLOWSHIP JOURNEY
Sue Whitmer– author of COLLECTING DREAMS
David Habben – illustrator of IT’s NEVER TO LATE TO BE NICE
Kerry Paterson – author of IT’S NEVER TO LATE TO BE NICE
Susanna Stratford – author of MAMA YOGA
Greg Stolze– author of SINNER
Kate Bassett – author of WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS
Adam Bertocci– author of TWO GENTLEMEN OF LEBOWSKI
Kelli Russell Agodon– author of HOURGLASS MUSEUM
Carrie Jones – author of the NEED Series
Mary Ting – author of The CROSSROADS SAGA
Patt Blount– author of SOME BOYS
Jody Casella– author of THIN SPACE
Marissa Burt– author of STORYBOUND
Beth Fehlbaum – author of BIG FAT DISASTER
Rachel Caine– author of MORGANVILLE VAMPRIES
Alexandra Duncan – author of SALVAGE
Bethany Hegedus – author of GRANDFATHER GANDHI
Maurene Goo– author of SINCE YOU ASKED
Andrew Smith – author of THE MARBURY LENS **
Robin Benway– author of ALSO KNOWN AS **
Yelena Black – author of DANCE OF SHADOWS **
Katie Cotugno– author of HOW TO LOVE **
Sandra McLeod Humphrey – author of HOT ISSUES COOL CHOICES **
Roni O’Connell – author of FLOAT **
Ann Marie Frohoff– Author of FEVER PITCH **
Jacqueline West– author of THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE
Kate Walton– author of CRACKED AND EMPTY
Kim Baker – author of PICKLE
Joy N. Hensley– author of RITES OF PASSAGE
Sarah Noffke– author of the LUCIDITES series
Julie Murphy – author of SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY
S. Chris Shirley – author of PLAYING BY THE BOOK
Erica Silverman – author of COWGIRL KATE
Sydney M. Cooper – author of THE FORSAKEN LANDS series
Mindy Hardwick – author of WEAVING MAGIC
David Patneaude – author of SOMEONE WAS WATCHING
Tim Shoemaker – author of CODE OF SILENCE series
Francesca Forrest – author of PEN PAL
Jeremy Zimmerman– author of KENSEI
Janet Lee Carey – author of DRAGONSWOOD
Katherine Pryor – author of SYLVIA’S SPINACH
Thank you, Joelle, for this special edition post! And thank you in advance to all the authors, librarians, and Library Lions readers for sending your goodwill and support to Ferguson Municipal Public Library giving Hope Through Stories.
Note to Librarians: If you’re a Youth Librarian working in a school or public library we’d love to hear about you and your library. Email Janet on the Contact page on this website for an interview.