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When 16-year-old Hope, waitress extraordinaire, moves cross-country to Wisconsin with her aunt Addie to run the Welcome Stairways Diner, Hope isn’t sure she’ll fit in. But she quickly finds herself involved in the small town’s mayoral race, as G. T., owner of the diner, surprises everyone with his entry into the race. After all, G. T. has leukemia. And his opponent is the previously undefeated longtime mayor. Some think G. T. is crazy, but Hope sees the goodness and power in him. Will everyone else see it too? Joan Bauer, known for creating strong, unique, feminine characters, finds in Hope a sharp heroine who won’t soon be forgotten.
Praise for Joan Bauer:
“Jubilant, strong, and funny, this is a road trip to remember.”–The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred Big Picture review for Rules of the Road
“Rich with engaging characters…and dramatic tension in a well-paced plot, this is another great read from Bauer.”–School Library Journal review for Backwater
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Good Writing For Kids, No Agenda!
You want an intelligent, thoughtful, even-handed book about an American teenager today — get HOPE WAS HERE.
No opinions, no hidden agenda, no baggage, just a good honest story.
5 Stars A story about a girl, in all it’s glory
Hope Was Here is one of the most refreshing and genuine books I’ve read in a long time. The story carries so many of the themes that interest and captivate today’s teen culture, love, family, abandonment, loneliness, as well as an acknowledgment life’s general unfairness. Bauer does something miraculous however; she incorporates these elements but she does not make the story center around them. The story is about Hope plain and simple. It is not a treatise on why mothers shouldn’t leave their daughters, or a You’ve Got Mail brand love story, or a girl’s search for her father, though a lesser author would have made the story about one, or, if they were particularly bad, all. It is nothing more or less than a peak into the life of one of the most interesting girls I know. (And I do know her after reading this book!)Hope Was Here is a spectacular piece of young adult literature.
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