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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Very well written, but I found the plot to be a little bland. The best parts were when she talked about waitressing.
Cute, clean, with a strong message. Middle-school age girls.
This was a great book! Hope is a plucky teenager who moves around the country with her aunt, a talented cook. Hope works as a waitress, and she is less than pleased when they move from Brooklyn to a small town in Wisconsin, but she quickly becomes involved in the small-town politics there. A restaurant owner diagnosed with leukemia decides to use his last healthy days to run for mayor and uproot the corrupt incumbent and his cronies, and Hope and her friends are his campaigning team. This is a story of dealing with less-than-perfect families, hoping against the odds, dealing with cruelty and injustice, and cooking really good food. It's one of the few young adult books I've read that deals with difficult topics, yet concludes on a believable, hopeful note.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
Given to me by a loving friend because my name is also the protagonist’s, a wonderful middle school reread. Highly recommend.
I went into this book thinking it would be a cute, small town romance. And while it kind of was, it was so much more.
Hope is in another new town, working at another new restaurant. She’s holding on to so many memories, good and bad, hoping that this place will treat her good.
I loved Hope. She’s sweet, smart, and just wants to live up to her name. She’s gone through so much in her life and while Mulhoney turns out to be the best place for her, it doesn’t mean all things are good. She’s dealing with a lot of loss and trying to navigate those feelings while also trying to make a difference with G. T. and his political campaign.
I didn’t think this book would make me cry, but boy was I wrong.
Hope is in another new town, working at another new restaurant. She’s holding on to so many memories, good and bad, hoping that this place will treat her good.
I loved Hope. She’s sweet, smart, and just wants to live up to her name. She’s gone through so much in her life and while Mulhoney turns out to be the best place for her, it doesn’t mean all things are good. She’s dealing with a lot of loss and trying to navigate those feelings while also trying to make a difference with G. T. and his political campaign.
I didn’t think this book would make me cry, but boy was I wrong.
This story was short, but very sweet. Hope has perseverance and always looks on the brightside.
Plus, she's a damn good waitress.
Plus, she's a damn good waitress.
This book - of all the ones I have ever read - is my absolute favorite. I can't explain exactly why it is but the message transcends everything. After reading this book I am determined to be a better person and it has really touched me.
I love Joan Bauer's books, they always have beautiful life lessons and great characters that remind us of ourselves or someone we know.
Hope Was Here is a beautiful story of a girl who moves from her old home and finds herself and her Aunt having to help a guy at a diner that has cancer. What she doesn't expect to find is new friends, a new family and what her name stands for...Hope.
Hope Was Here is a beautiful story of a girl who moves from her old home and finds herself and her Aunt having to help a guy at a diner that has cancer. What she doesn't expect to find is new friends, a new family and what her name stands for...Hope.