Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer
Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer
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Hope Was Here

Author: Joan Bauer

Narrator: Jenna Lamia

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2003


Synopsis

A Newbery Honor Book

Food is in 16-year-old Hope’s blood. With her Aunt Addie, diner cook extraordinaire, she travels the States and hones her waitressing skills, impressing hungry people everywhere. But following the tides of comfort food dining means Hope never gets to stay in one place very long, and that's tough. 

The latest move threatens to be the hardest yet, leaving the excitement of New York City to run a diner in rural Wisconsin. Hope doesn't expect to feel at home there, just as she doesn’t expect to get caught up in town politics. But her occupation has taught her to read people, and instinct tells her to trust G.T. Stoop, the straight-shooting owner of the Welcome Stairways Diner, whose leukemia makes his entry into a heated mayoral race a surprise to everyone. 

What follows—as Hope meets politics, corruption, and her past head-on—is at the heart of this memorable, laugh-out-loud story about honor, trust, and serving up your very best.

About The Author

Joan Bauer worked as a freelancer for broadcast and television before she started writing children’s books. Her first book was an immediate successful and received several awards. Joan Bauer lives with her husband and her children in Darien, Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucy on May 20, 2008

I feel like the big grown up bully attacking the cute, freckled face kid on the playground with this review. However, as a Newberry Medal Honor Book, the playground kind of turns more into a raquetball court and the kid has to be good to play in it. Consider me goggled, racquet in hand, and donning......more

Goodreads review by John on April 07, 2011

Okay, as I write this review, please note that I am a 29-year old male. I would have been approximately 26 at the time I read this book. This was a book that my wife and I picked up at a Scholastic Warehouse sale and so I eventually got around to picking it up and giving it a try. There, that's the b......more


Awards

  • ALA Best Books for Young Adults
  • ALA Notable Book
  • Newbery Honor Book
  • School Library Journal Best Book of the Year