Hope Was Here
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4.4 • 115 Ratings
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
NEWBERY HONOR BOOK • Joan Bauer delivers an inspiring tale of resilience, community, and fighting for justice.
“When it comes to creating strong, independent, and funny teenaged female characters, Bauer is in a class by herself.”—School Library Journal, starred review
Eggs over easy. BLT on rye toast. One new life, coming right up.
Food is in sixteen-year-old Hope’s blood. With her aunt Addie, diner cook extraordinaire, she’s traveled the States and honed her waitressing skills, impressing hungry people everywhere. But following the tides of comfort food dining means Hope never gets to stay in one place very long, and that’s tough.
This latest move threatens to be the hardest yet, leaving the excitement of New York City to run a diner in rural Wisconsin. Hope doesn’t expect to feel at home there, just as she doesn’t expect to get caught up in town politics. But her occupation has taught her to read people, and instinct tells her to trust G. T. Stoop, the straight-shooting owner of the Welcome Stairways diner, whose leukemia makes his entry into a heated mayoral race a surprise to everyone.
What follows—as Hope meets politics, corruption, and her past head-on—is at the heart of this memorable, laugh-out-loud story about honor, trust, and serving up your very best.
AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK • WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER AWARD
Customer Reviews
Great Story, Very enticing
This book was assigned to me for a summer book report, and i was accepting of it at first. When i delved deeper into the book, i got invested in the story. Overall Great Book. Would recommend.
Really good!
I found this book very interesting. Although, the cover page of the same book looked different odd right? This book was one of those books that when you started reading it you could not stop! Read my reviews and opinions on other books. I post reviews on a book every one to two weeks this week I will be rating:
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I loved this book!
When I first read this book, I was younger and didn’t get the full purpose of the book. But I reread it a couple days ago and LOVED IT!!! It made me cry and laugh at just the right places. This is AMAZING and I recommend to all readers!