A Fuse #8 Production
November 8, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
I know it sounds trite, but it’s true. With hope, you can be part of something.
September 22, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
How to Find a Missing Girl can be fun, silly, and fast-paced and defined by grief and hope. The feelings are still there. They can co-exist. I know they do.
April 6, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor
Sometimes the right idea takes time, and arrives from the darkest of places.
October 21, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
THE REAL DEAL is a story about grief and coping and hope. It’s a story about connections, the ones we refuse to give up and the new ones we are brave enough to create. It’s an ode to the things that bring us joy.
October 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
I had no intention of writing a children's book set against the pandemic. None. And yet, and yet...I felt compelled. Ultimately, I surrendered to the impossible and set out to write Garvey in the Dark.
June 9, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Kids being brave, creating change, determined to make this world a better one: That’s really what my book is about. I like that all the lockdown despair ended up in such a hopeful place.
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May 26, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
It was important to me that as Ruby and Guy came up against terrible forces—corruption, violence, exploitation—they still never lose their sense of hope.
April 2, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor
Liz Lawson shares what it feels like to be a debut novelist in the middle of a global crisis.
November 4, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Hope For me, it’s been in short supply since around this time two years ago. As a survivor of sexual violence, I woke up devastated in the early morning hours after the election to hear that our nation had elected a man who openly advocated sexual violence to the office of president. Even more so, […]
February 22, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description Hope is a decision, but it is a hard one to recognize in the face of oppression, belittlement, alienation, and defeat. To help embolden hope, here is a powerhouse collection of essays and personal stories that speak directly to teens and all YA readers. Featuring Angie Thomas, Marie Lu, James Dashner, Nicola Yoon, […]
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A Fuse #8 Production
by Betsy Bird
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