A collection of over twenty essays by contemporary young adult authors sharing their personal experiences of resilience, loss, love, acceptance, and hope.

Includes discussion questions.

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 --The kids who stick / Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kelly.