num_pages: 192
description: Food is in sixteen-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. This 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. Praise for Hope Was Here...
language: English
title: Hope Was Here
titlecomplete: Hope Was Here
genres: Family, Fiction, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 20665
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Senior, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult
publisher: Puffin