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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My first favorite book!! I've read it like 10 times...
Who knew that a book about a teenage waitress could be so well-written and endearing? I loved this book. And I loved Jenna Lamia's narration of this story as much as I loved the book. Her voice is so sweet and innocent yet expressive beyond her years.
A sweet story with mature and thoughtful subject matter for middle schoolers or younger teens, fantastic main character.
I picked this book up completely blind -- it's definitely not in the genre I generally love, but it was a really great find. A mature protagonist (she made me actually kind of want to go find a job as a waitress), an inspiring story about a small town election, and GREAT food metaphors. Recommended!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Why this book only won an honor and not a Newbery Medal is puzzling. I absolutely loved it! From the opening scene Bauer had me hooked. Even if you aren't wowed by this plot summary, do me the favor of reading the first chapter. I'm impressed with the talent and skill Bauer exhibited with the first chapter (not to mention the rest of the book). Fantastic writing, lovely, down-to-earth heroine with a real-life teenage problem to which every kid can relate. Of course for it to be a Newbery there had to be substantial character growth. Hope is a teenager who is use to change: her mom left so her short-order cook aunt is raising her, and Hope has lived all over the country in her 15 years. When confronted with one more change, from NYC to rural Wisconsin, she is concerned that even this challenge is too much for her. Within days of arriving Hope is drawn into a small-town political campaign. Hope's identity as a waitress is throughout this book and adds nice vignettes and touches.
But that's the lesson of the Welcome Stairways - you don't know which way a thing will come at you, but you need to welcome it with your whole heart whichever way it arrives."
what an amazing story. About Hope, love, acceptance, friendship and family (and what family really means.)
It's a warm story and one that I enjoyed.
A book that reminds you to remember to ask"
"What's the best thing that happened today?"
I ask my family that every night over dinner.
what an amazing story. About Hope, love, acceptance, friendship and family (and what family really means.)
It's a warm story and one that I enjoyed.
A book that reminds you to remember to ask"
"What's the best thing that happened today?"
I ask my family that every night over dinner.
This is such a sweet, uplifting story. Great for a quick read.