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Updated November 20, 2003
Hope Was Here, by Joan Bauer (Young Adult)The food business is in Hope’s blood. Her mother is an outstanding waitress even though her qualifications as a mother are not as stellar. She has left Hope to be raised by her Aunt Addie. Aunt Addie is a wizard of a cook.
As the story opens Addie’s partner in a diner has defrauded Hope and Addie of their money. Hope has to move, yet again. She leaves behind her signature, HOPE WAS HERE”, on the sandwich board.
In this latest move they head for Wisconsin and the Welcome Stairways Diner. Hope doesn’t want to invest too much trust in this new place but she and her aunt find the owner, G.T., a straight shooter who just draws you to him. He has leukemia and needs Addie and Hope to help him with his already popular diner. He instead is going to run for mayor against a truly corrupt group of incumbents. Hope comes face to face with politics, corruption, intimidation and love.