
What follows, as Hope meets politics, corruption, and her past head-on, is, at its heart, a story about honor, trust, and serving up your very best. After moving to Wisconsin to run a diner with her aunt, 16-year-old Hope finds herself. Hope Was Here Ace teenage waitress, Hope Yancey, and her aunt Addie move from Brooklyn to work in a diner in Mulhoney WI, where their new boss is recovering from leukemia and getting ready to run for mayor to clean up the corruption in town. His mother left him with his Aunt when he was a baby in New York. This Newbery Honor Book and ALA Notable Book is now in paperback.

Stoop, the straight-shooting owner of the Welcome Stairways Diner. Hope was Here is about a boy named Hope whose father died. But her occupation has taught her to read people, and instinct tells her to trust G.T. Hope doesn’t expect to feel at home there, just as she doesn’t expect to get caught up in town politics. This latest move threatens to be the hardest yet, leaving the excitement of New York City to run a diner in rural Wisconsin. Scientists hope to expand the new tool over the next two years to incorporate 350 genetic blueprints from around the world. When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner. But Hope never gets to stay in one place very long, and that’s hard. A Newbery Honor BookJoan Bauers beloved Newbery Honor book-now with a great new look for middle grade readers When Hope and her aunt move to small-town.

With her aunt Addie, diner cook extraordinaire, she’s traveled the states and honed her waitressing skills, impressing hungry people everywhere.

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