num_pages: 188
description: One new life, coming right up. Hope's used to thinking on her feet - she hasn't become a terrific waitress by accident. But when she and her aunt move from New York City to a small town in Wisconsin to run the local diner, she isn't sure she'll fit in. Luckily, she doesn't have much time to brood. G.T., the owner, has decided to run for mayor, an no one in town knows what to think. After all, G.T. has leukemia. And his opponent is the unscrupulous current mayor, who will do or say anything to win the election. Hope knows that G.T. is up against the odds=but his visiton of the future is so vivid and good that she can't help but join the campaign. Because, after all, everyone could use a little hope to get through the touch times. Even Hope herself.
language: English
title: Hope Was Here
titlecomplete: Hope Was Here (A Newberry Honor Book)
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: Scholastic Inc