By: Joan Bauer Publisher: Puffin Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Puffin Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 192 Publication Date: June 02, 2005 Reading Level: Young Adult
Product Description: 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
Amazon.com Review: Here's a book that's as warm and melty as a grilled Swiss on seven-grain bread, and just as wholesome and substantial. Ever since the boss promoted her from bus girl two and a half years ago when she was 14, Hope has been a waitress--and a darn good one, too. She takes pride in making people happy with good food, as does her aunt Addie, a diner cook extraordinaire. The two of them have been a pair ever since Hope's waitress mother abandoned her as a baby, and now they have come to rural Wisconsin to run the Welcome Stairways café for G.T. Stoop, who is dying of leukemia. But he's not dead yet, as the kindly and greathearted restaurant owner demonstrates when he decides to run for mayor against the wicked and corrupt Eli Millstone.
As old-fashioned goodness lines up against the bad guys, the campaign leads Hope in exciting new directions: a boyfriend who is a great grill man, a new sense of herself and her mission as a waitress, and--when Addie and G.T. finally realize that they are meant for each other--the father she has always wanted. And all of it backed up with stuffed pork tenderloin, butterscotch cream pie, and the rhythm of the short-order dance.
Joan Bauer, who won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Rules of the Road, has served up a delicious novel in Hope Was Here, full of delectable characters, tasty wit, and deep-dish truth. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell
Hope... Saludos. Me interesa saber el costo del producto, franqueo (S&H), y modo de envío.
Es muy importante observar y verificar la dirección postal y/o residencial para que el envío correcto sea por correo postal (USPS) o mediante (UPS).
Gracias.
Roberto Cruz
A Touching Story Hope is moving- yet again- with her Aunt Addie. Each time the pair of them move, they work at a different restaurant- Addie as a cook; Hope as a waitress. But this time they are moving to a small town in Wisconsin, which upsets Hope: she sees herself as a city girl. However, she does not suspect that she will be helping G.T., both the owner of the diner she is working at and a man diagnosed with leukemia, help run for town mayor.
Joan Bauer magnificently tells this story of a young girl beginning to learn about life, and the lessons that come with it.
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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.
hope was good Now, I don't understand why everybody seems to hate"Hope Was Here" so much. Was it because they were uneducated, it involved a mother who abandoned her, that it involved a nice man who died of cancer, or they just didn't like that there was a little bit of kissing in it? The only thing I didn't like about it was that it jumped around from subject to subject a bit, but not to much. Most kids who wrote the review for it seemed like they were quite a bit younger than me, like, 7 or 8, and maybe some of them were even boys, it is not a boy book, it is more of a girl book, if you know what I mean. AND this book is a young adult book, so now wonder they didn't like it. I would say that it is a great book for pre-teens, like me, and teens, girls. I think overall it was a GREAT book, it had some sad moments, but it was a good kind of sad. I loved it, and I highly recommend it for any girl 10-18.
Hope Was Here This modern placed story tells of a young girl named Tulip born into a mother too irresponsible to care for her. So Tulip is taken under custody of her Aunt Addie. While living with Addie, Tulip thinks her name is ridiculous so decides to change her name to Hope.
Hope has to stay strong and deal with the fact that she doesn't know who her father is. Throughout the book she tries to patch up the empty space where her father was in her life.
Hope is a strong, faithful, friendly and lively 16-year-old girl. She is raised as a waitress with Addie, a cook. The two live a great life except for one thing; every time they feel comfortable and settled into a town, the diner they work for shuts down, and they have to start all over somewhere else. This time the diner they work for in Brooklyn, New York shuts down so they journey to Mulhoney, a small rural town in Wisconsin. Mulhoney holds one of the greatest diners; The Welcome Stairways where Hope and will Addie will work.
G.T Stoop is the owner of The Welcome Stairways who is suffering from leukemia. G.T can whip up a good meal and run a good restaurant. But what people don't know about G.T. is that he intends on running against the awful Eli Millstone for mayor of Mulhoney, despite his illness.
Hope Was Here gives off the message of having hope, strength and aspiration and never giving up on yourself or others even in times of despair. Although I enjoyed the message the author tried to make, this book was a bit slow paced for my taste. While reading I couldn't really visualize the town of Mulhoney or many of the characters in it, so I'd say that this book is lacking in the descriptive area. This book is for readers around the age group of 12-18 years old in terms of the dense, sad and heavy material. Hope Was Here was not a very memorable book in my mind, but it might appeal to you, so my suggestion is to try it if you like touching, slow-paced books. But don't give it a go if you want something fast-paced and a little less somber.
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