hopewashere

__Hope Was Here__ by Joan Bauer ISBN: 0-399-23142-0 c2000 186 pages R.L. 5.1 Points-6

Good sections to read aloud: p. 2 where Hope is telling us about her first waitressing job...and then that they are leaving a familiar place...again

Summary: Hope lives with her Aunt Addie. Hope’s mother left her with Addie when she was a baby. Her mother appears every few years, but other than that, Hope doesn’t see her or hear from her and she’s never known who her father is. Addie takes good care of Hope and helps her along with the waitressing business. But, every so often, Addie and Hope have to pick up and leave for one reason or another. This time, they are moving to a small town in Wisconsin. They will be helping run a restaurant of a man who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Hope and Addie have no idea that this is where they were meant to be. A heartwarming book!

YA Fiction--teen issues; diners; politics; cancer

2003-2004 Iowa Teen Award List

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