Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope Nation | 2018 | Angie Thomas | Buy |
| 2 | You Can’t Say That | 2021 | Angie Thomas | Buy |
| 3 | Breakout | 2026 | Angie Thomas | Buy |
Angie Thomas has contributed to several multi-author anthologies that bring together voices from the young adult fiction community. Hope Nation, published in 2018, features essays from YA authors about hope and belonging in America. Thomas’s contribution reflects on her experiences growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, and how writing became her way of processing the world around her.
She also contributed to You Can’t Say That (2021), an anthology exploring free speech, censorship, and the power of words. Her upcoming contribution to Breakout (2026) continues her involvement in collaborative anthology projects.