Showing posts with label Hope Was Here. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hope Was Here. Show all posts

Monday, February 1, 2016

Monday Meme: If you like COOKING


If you're like me, cooking soars over your head. If you're not and you enjoy cooking, then kudos to you! Either way, most everyone enjoys food. So here are a few delicious novels that'll make your mouth water! 

Bittersweet, Sarah Ockler: Hudson doesn't believe in second chances. Not when she's been burned one too many times. She bakes cupcakes and her mom's diner and stays under the radar. But when her cupcakes gain popularity and she gets a second chance at her own dreams, she has to decide how much she's willing to risk to make her dreams come true. Click here to see if she does.

What Happened to Goodbye, Sarah Dessen: McLean and her father bounce from place to place, and each town gives her the chance to reinvent herself. A new name, a new persona, a new group of friends. But one stop might just be her undoing, and might make her wish for something real instead of what she pretends to be. Click here to see how it happens.

Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer:  The Welcome Stairways Diner was the last place Hope expected to find family. But without a doubt, she makes it there. As a waitress with her mom, she takes on the town with the new friends she meets there, despite huge obstacles. Click here to find out how her story goes. 


Saturday, November 7, 2009

Book Review: Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

Hope Was Here Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hope has moved around a lot in her young life. She lives with her aunt, Addie, who has basically been a mother to her since she was born. When an unscrupulous business partner takes off with her aunt’s savings and forces her to close the diner she owns, Hope and her aunt move to Mulhoney, Wisconsin to help run the Welcome Stairways, a local diner owned by G. T. Stoop. G. T. is fighting a battle with leukemia and hires Addie and Hope to run the Welcome Stairways while he focuses on his battle with cancer and winning the local Mayoral election where he is running against the unscrupulous Eli Millstone. Politics, love, and food all make an appearance in this appealing and surprisingly quick read. Bauer’s characters are well drawn and feel like old friends.

Recommended for those who like realistic fiction and are looking for a fast and entertaining read.

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