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Title: Hope Was Here (2001 Newbery Honor Book) by Joan Bauer ISBN: 0-698-11951-7 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: May, 2002 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.63 (105 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hope Was Here
Comment: How would you like your name to be Tulip? Meet Hope, a sixteen-year old girl, whose real name is Tulip. She decided a while back that she hated that name, so she changed it to Hope. She and her Aunt Addie are about to move from their diner in exciting New York, to what Hope thinks will be boring Wisconsin. Follow a girl whose excellant waitressing skills, knowlege of politics, family and friends, inspire others.This book is perfect for young adults, or for people who have lost all hope.
Joan Baur writes this book in an easy-to-read, humorous and touching way, that shows you that there IS hope, and that there IS a way. Mrs.Baur takes us on a journey through Hope's eyes. Hope overcomes the obstacles in her city. In this book you'll laugh, cry, and be touched all at the same time.
Hope Was Here is a book with interesting characters, some good, some bad.You'll meet G.T Stoop, a leukemia patient with high hopes for the community, and Eli Millstone, the mayor whose a cheater and deciever. This book will bring hope to anybody's life. As Aunt Addie says about hope,"It's like the thrill I get from shoving a raw-plucked chicken into the oven and knowing that in a little while I'll have a soul-satisfying entree,"
Hope Was Here is a book for anybody who likes suspence, romance, and real-life situations will enjoy this book. Next time you are at the library, be sure to check out this Hope Was Here.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Hopeful Review
Comment: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
This story is about a girl named Tulip who changes her name to Hope. She and her aunt Addie have owned and co-owned many restaurants. They saw an application to co-own a restaurant and take care of a man who has a disease. That is where the journey begins.
A most interesting part is when there are beatings, robberies, and other mysterious events occur. Well, a really interesting character to me is "Addie". Because everyone says she can "Pull life's truth from a chicken." Like Hope would say, "It's like getting one extraordinary meal after eating junk food for a long time. The taste just sweeps through your sensibilities, bring all-out contentment, and the sheer goodness of it makes up for every bad meal you've ever had."
I would recommend this book to girls. The reason why is because it is a tear jerker! This would be the book for people who read realistic books. This book has a lot of conflict mostly about politics.
I give this book a 10 out of 10! It is an excellent book for ages 8 and above. I definitely recommend this book to other children!
Rating: 4
Summary: Hope was Here
Comment: Hope is the main character in the story. She has curly, chestnut hair, and blue eyes. She is a thoughtful girl that is full of spunk. Although her real name is Tulip, she legally changed it to Hope. Her mom is Deena, a boy crazy woman that left her daughter. Deena changes her looks often. Sometimes she'll show up with red hair, then the next day she'll have black. Hope lives with her aunt, Addie. She is a very nice aunt and takes care of Hope as if she was her own daughter. Addie is a splendid cook, although the restaurants she's cooked for have gone out of business. Gleason Beal is the night manager at the old restaurant Addie and Hope used to work at. He stole all the money and ran away with Charlene, a waitress. G.T. was the head cook at Welcome Stairways. G.T. then hired Addie to replace him, so he could run for mayor. G.T. is a nice guy, but unfortunately has Leukemia. G.T. has a sense of humor and lots of friends. He later runs for mayor. Braverman is assistant cook at Welcome Stairways. Braverman graduated from high school last year, and is earning money to go to college. He and Hope kiss later. Florence is a waiter. She is nice, and very aware. Another waiter is Lou Ellen. She is a grouchy and mean. She is jealous at Hope because Hope got the job so easily, and she had to work for a year to get it. She later becomes good friends with Hope. Eli Millstone is the mayor. He runs many local dairies out of business and replaces them with Real Fresh Dairy. He hasn't made Real Fresh Dairy pay taxes for a year.
There are two protagonists in this story; Hope and G.T. They are both nice and caring. Hope does lots of nice little things. She helped Braverman when he got beat up, and she also helps out at the diner. Hope always tries her best. G.T. is nice because he is considerate and caring for people, and tries to make things better. The antagonists are Gleason Beal and Eli Millstone. Gleason Beal stole all of Addie and Hope's money. Eli is bad because he lied about G.T. conditions, and he lied to the whole town about the Real Fresh Dairy. Eli also paid people to do bad things.
The plot of this book is Deena leaves Hope with Addie. They work for a restaurant until Gleason Beal steals all of their money and runs off with the night waitress. Then Addie and Hope have to close the restaurant and move to Wisconsin. They meet all the people who work at Welcome Stairways. Then G.T. announces he's running for mayor against Eli Millstone. Eli Millstone has been mayor for four years. Then Braverman, Hope, and many other teenagers set off to get signatures. They need to get enough to get on the ballot. They don't have enough signatures to make the ballot. They go to the election ballot and convince them to reconsider and give them in till 5:00 that night (eight hours). So they hurry and get as many signatures as possible. They make the ballot. Next four burglaries occur. All happen to members of G.T.'s campaign. Braverman gets beat up by three kids in an alley. G.T. gets a fever and has to stay inside. Deena comes for a visit. She has black hair this time. Later that week G.T. asks Addie out for dinner. She accepts. Then Braverman and Hope have a dinner together and kiss. Everyone finds out that G.T.'s cancer is in remission, they are all very happy until Eli lies and says G.T. is about to die. People no longer believe G.T. He loses the election by 144 votes. Hope finds out Eli paid the election board to list all of the voters that didn't vote and said they voted for him. Eli gives up and leaves. G.T. is now mayor and he does lots of good things for Mulhoney. Later G.T. proposes to Addie and she accepts. G.T. asks Hope to be his daughter. The cancer then comes back and G.T. dies. Addie and Hope keep the restaurant running. I think the climax was when Hope found out some of the signatures on the ballot were fake. Then you feel there was still some chance for G.T. to win.
The conflict of this story is that G.T. is running for mayor, and people are afraid to vote for him because he has cancer. They think that if he is elected mayor he'll die because of the cancer. The way the conflict is solved because the people of Mulhoney realize that Eli is a crook, and G.T. would be the best mayor. The point of view in this story is first person. It is told by Hope.
The setting is in Mulhoney, Wisconsin. The time period is around the twenty-first century. The theme is: if you believe, and stand up for what you believe in, anything is possible.
I liked this story. I liked it because it had two questions that lingered throughout the story: will G.T. survive cancer? Will he win, and become mayor? It also had a sad touch to it when Hope's mom leaves her, and doesn't know anything about what her daughter is really like. It also is sad when G.T. dies. He dies just when Hope is starting to have a bound with G.T. as her dad. It also has suspense in it. When you find out that Eli lied about the votes, and there's still hope that G.T. can win. That's the kind of story I like. I like a story with a lingering questions, a couple of sad parts, and suspense.
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