Hundreds of pages of young authors writing about, essentially, anything that they desire. Hear fictional stories, meet the most interesting characters, and even see some lovely hand-drawn art. Read about dreams, roses, hope, chop cheese, pasta, and change.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the foreword by Sarah Thomas: “Your joy, your grief, your uncertainty, your dreams—when committed to words, shared or not, they assert the you-ness of it all. Your feelings, joyful, fearful, and everything in between are a form of resistance in the face of uncertainty. You’re here. You matter. Your writing connects you to yourself, and to others—and I’m certainly not the only one who will be immensely grateful for that connection upon reading your work. Thank you for sharing yourselves with all of us. ”