Dear Author Letters of Hope

Dear Author; Letters of Hope is a book of letters received by Young Adult authors and their responses.

Authors include Laurie Halse Anderson, Sandy Asher, T.A. Barron, Marion Dane Bauer, Joan Bauer, Cherie Bennett, Edward Bloor, Sue Ellen Bridges, Chris Crutcher, Christopher Paul Curtis, Lois Duncan, Alex Flinn, Adrian Fogelin, Nancy Garden, Patricia Hermes, Sara Holbrook, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Anne C. Lemieux, Chris Lynch, Janet McDonald, Rodman Philbrick, Marilyn Reynolds, John H. Ritter, Neal Shusterman, Shelley Stoehr, Jerry Spinelli, Ann Turner, and Ellen Wittlinger. It is edited by Joan F. Kaywell, who is a full professor of English education at the University of South Florida.

Many of the letters are poignant, written in response to particular issues raised in the authors' work - and the authors' responses to them show a high level of concern and respect for their fans.

This book is recommended for anyone interested in writing for young adults, or working with them.