Hope Was Here, (Paperback)

from RoseMarion

Hope Was Here is a very touching book. If you like heartfelt fiction then this is the novel for you. Young Hope Yancey is moving from New York City to Mulhoney, Wisconsin because an unscrupulous boss has cheated her and her Aunt Addie out of their jobs as a waitress and a cook. Now they are sched...

from nbmars

Hope Yancey started waitressing at age 14. Now, at 16 ½, she and her Aunt Addie, a cook par excellence who is raising her, are off to yet another diner. They move around a lot, but Hope is a survivor. She even invented a sandwich when she was fifteen: "Keep Hoping." And she does. Their latest mov...

from KeriLynneD

Cute book! This was an interesting read. It was a quick read that made me laugh and cry. I love Hope's outlook on life and how even though her mother is pretty horrible, Hope still manages to see the good in her mother and learn what she can from her. Addie is an amazing mother so at least her re...

from lecowan

This book is about a teenage girl who was abandoned by her mother to be raised by her mother's sister. The biological mother abandons the girl as a baby fighting for her life with the awful name of Tulip. Eventually, as Tulip and her aunt move from one restuarant to another, the girl is able to c...

from cpaavola

This is a young adult chapter book that was one of my favorites growing up. Joan Bauer writes a wonderful story about a sixteen-year-old girl who had a tough start in life but learns to always make the best of the situation, push through and always holds onto hope. She and her aunt end up in a sm...