Hope Anita Smith

Hope Anita Smith didn’t want to just tell the story of a father who disappears: “I wanted this story to have a different ending, an ending that proves wrongs can be righted and it’s never too late to say ‘I’m sorry.’ ” A native of Akron, Ohio, Ms. Smith now lives in Los Angeles, California. This is her first book for young readers.


Hope Anita Smith

Official Sites

Related Links

Sign Up for
Author Updates

Macmillan Newsletter

Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers.

Sign up now

Media

Watch

Ohio State Writers Talk: Hope Anita Smith

Award-winning author Hope Anita Smith is a Writer-in-Residence at Ohio State University. She talks about her experience as a storyteller, artist, and an accomplished writer.

Share This

Keeping the Night Watch: ALA Book Talk

Cindy Dobrez talks about Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith In this stunning free verse follow-up to The Way a Door Closes, CJ learns to cope with life after his absentee father returns home. Keeping the Night Watch is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Buy it now wherever books are sold.

Share This

Image Gallery

Back

Author on the Web

 
Hope Anita Smith

Official Sites

Related Links

Back

books
by the author

The Way a Door Closes
The Way a Door Closes

Hope Anita Smith; Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
Square Fish

An award winning, poignant novel in poems about a family coping with a father’s disappearance


Available In:

Book
Buy
Mother Poems
Mother Poems

Written and illustrated by Hope Anita Smith
Henry Holt / Christy Ottaviano Books

Ayoung girl thinks of her mom as a superhero, a doctor, her North Star. She feels loved in her mother’s arms and capable of conquering the world. But when her...


Available In:

Book
Buy
Keeping the Night Watch
Keeping the Night Watch

Hope Anita Smith; illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Henry Holt and Co.

So many unanswered questions weigh down thirteen-year-old C.J. as he struggles to understand why his father walked out. His father is back now, though C.J. is...


Available In:

Book
Buy
Back

{ About }

{ Services }

{ Store }

{ Publishers }

Children's

Macmillan Global

© 2013 Macmillan