Main Street Mirror

About the Book

MAIN STREET MIRROR, “A Reunion of Wisdom,” authored by Dr. Stephen W. Hoag, is a multi-generational love story that brings together the amazing characters of his Main Street book trilogy with an intense montage of deeply held emotions, past moments, and relationships that now manifest into a brilliant mélange of wisdom and evolving sensibilities. Now, in this colorful tapestry of the heart, we are twenty years after their graduation from high school, a sufficient time to have lived a good portion of adulthood with all its challenges, triumphs, and heartbreak. Joining together to rekindle shared moments, the members of the class, beginning with the reunion organizing committee, are confronted with the memories of crushes and formative experiences that have surged to the surface with new and thrilling consequences. As with all of Dr. Hoag’s high-energy works, intimacy is at its most thrilling height, and every reader who steps into the deeply emotional intensity of the heart will not be able to put the book down for very long. Now, come with the author and delve into the many layers of love with the characters who made his books treasured and indelible. Join Denise, Kyle, Lefky, Bando, Jaycee, Terry, and so many more as they insist on your presence to celebrate the beauty of a first kiss and the flowering of love that once was thought forgotten. Be ever careful; you might fall in love again.

About the Author

An innovative author, passionate educator, football coach, and mentor, Dr. Hoag served the Connecticut State Department of Education for over 35 years. An accomplished speaker who has spoken in 34 states, he has entertained and thrilled audiences throughout his lifetime with his anecdotes and philosophy on teaching, parenthood, athletic coaching, and student leadership. Dr. Hoag has received state and national recognition for teaching, coaching, education assessment, and community service. Among these awards, Dr. Hoag received the national 2008 C. Thomas Olivio Award, presented to one person annually for leadership and creativity in student assessment by the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute. In 2013, Dr. Hoag received the Silver Eagle Award from the Connecticut Council of Deliberation for “sterling service to uplift humanity” and the 2016 Outstanding Community Service Award from the Urban League of Greater Hartford. Dr. Hoag created and directed the groundbreaking Developing Tomorrow’s Professionals (DTP) program for Black and Hispanic young men. Stephen Hoag is the author of “A Son’s Handbook, Bringing Up Mom with Alzheimer’s/Dementia,” a stirring personal account of his ten years caring for his mother with this dreaded disease. In 2018, Dr. Hoag’s romantic novel, “Whisper of a Kiss,” was released, followed by the inspirational, moving book “Vows” in 2020, which won acclaim for its emotional acumen and encouraging approach to understanding one person’s impact on another. “Whisper” was honored with the 2025 International Impact Book Award in the “Romance” category. His 2021 book, “Before the Picture Fades,” is a historical account of the hundred-plus-year life of Wallingford, Connecticut’s Lyman Hall High School, detailing the most dramatic athletic moment in Connecticut schoolboy history. The first book in the Main Street trilogy was published in 2022, followed by Main Street Melody in 2023, and now Main Street Moment in 2024. In 2024, Dr. Hoag released “It’s All Greek to Me,” which was honored with the 2025 International Impact Book Award in the “Romance” category. Dr. Hoag’s next book is scheduled for release in 2027.