Anyone who read "Hope Was Here" by Joan Bauer...?
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What is Hope's relationship like with her mother?\n \nHow does her mother's brief visit effect Hope? \n\nIf a rule of waitressing is to never date the cook, why do you think Hope dates Braverman? What kind of a guy is Braverman? \n\nDo you think G.T. is the father figure Hope is looking for in her life? How does meeting him change her? \n\nHow has Eli Millstone corrupted the mayoral election? \nWhy do you think G.T. decides to run for mayor? How can Hope help him win? \n\nOver the course of the novel, how does Hope change and grow? \n\nIn the end, which characters in this book have hope?
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summary from authors web page\n\nOlive Barstow was in Martha Boyle's class until she was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding her bicycle. Martha didn't know Olive-not really. But after Olive's mother gives her a section from Olive's journal, Martha knows they could have been, would have been friends. \n\nAnd now Martha and her family are going to visit Godbee, Martha's grandmother, on Cape Cod for the rest of the summer-as they do every year. The Boyles descend on Godbee's small house in a flurry of exuberance, mini-crises, diapers, and humor all mixed together. The ocean is still there. And the five Manning boys still live next door. There is Jimmy Manning with his ever-present video camera. Jimmy Manning, who gives Martha her first kiss. And Tate, who seems to follow Martha with his eyes. And then there is Olive, who had always wanted to see the ocean, and who now haunts Martha's thoughts and dreams.
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Yes, yes and yes.\n\nwould you like to read more?\n\nok here's my story in case you were wondering...\n\nI am a freelance photographer and I have had pictures published in Natl. Geographic, People, Time and The Washington Post. Anyways, I was on a personal pilgrimage in Northern Ireland when I had an epiphany! No one has ever taken a photo of a real live leprechaun! I knew at that very moment I needed to change this. Mankind needs something to believe in and I was going to give them that one, small remnant of hope. So I started my search in the mountains of Ireland, facing all sorts of dangers. I was almost blown off the edge of the cliffs of Moher by a strong gust of irish wind, I tripped over that damned stone and a stampede of Irish dancers fractured my left ankle. However, this did not deter me in the slightest. I kept on searching. I went to the old monesteries of the west connemera coast and I delved into books and manuscripts that hadn't been touched in ages looking for some small clue of where the last leprechauns were hidding. Paula said it best..."Where have all the leprechauns gone?" However, I walked right into another metaphorical wall in my maze-like quest. The inch-thick, centuries old dust aggrivated my sever allergies. I had to get 2 shots of benedryl in my ass becuase the swelling of my face made it impossible to swallow those tiny pink psychodelic pills. However, As I lay on the stretcher and was being carried out , I saw an aged peice of paper lying forgotten behind a book shelf. I immediately screamed for the giant irish paramedics to put me down. I dragged myself across the floor with my  arms, since the benedryl cause the paralysis in my lower body. As I reached for that small insignificant-looking paper,I realized it was exactly what I was looking for...\n\n Rallerdralt O'Brian  \n 2221 Fresca Blvd.\n Magical Leprechaun Meadows West\n Cork, Ireland\n\n scribbled above the address was..\n\n "Father Downy please write me when you'll be up for a visit. I am really excited about my mushroom farm and I would like to give you a tour and a few free samples, cheers! Rallerdalt"\n\nI was extatic!!!at last all the riskiness had paid off. I had the address of the last Leprechaun and so i went there, took his picture and left. it was fun and it was worth it.\n\nhttp://www.ictacchiventuri.it/english/stpa/images/leprechaun.jpg
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Wow, very beautiful and powerful.  I particularly love the first 3 lines as well as the lines about sending peace and love, but little hate or envy.  \n\nKeep on writing!  :)
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Uncanny.\n\nI'm not going to answer your question, as I am terribly afraid that things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. \n\nAnyway, I was at the bookstore today and I was looking at "The End of Faith," it looked like it was right up my alley, but the line was really long so I put it back.\n\nHow fortuitous that I found your post. It's just the bump in the right direction that I needed to convince me to buy the book.\n\nThanks.
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I just finished reading Bouncing Back by Joan Rivers -- the woman had a lot of terrible things happen in her life, but she still was able to meet the next challenge.  I recommend it -- funny, yet motivating.  \n\nHow are you doing in History?  If you are not failing it, you could try Dave Barry Slept Here (if you are failing it, you may mistake his book for a work of fact, and really fail spectacularly!).\n\nHere's the title to chapter 19: "The Sixties: A Nation Gets High and Has Amazing Insights, Many of Which Later On Turn Out to Seem Kind of Stupid." \n\nSorry, the closest thing I can get to a quote is that chapter title.  Cheer up, and Never give up. Never. Never. Never.
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i havent read it, but ive heard that it is really good. im going to either check it out from the library or buy it soon, and read it.
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I LOVE THAT BOOK.  I'm puerto rican and I totally related to that book.  In a nutshell , it's a non fiction story about girl who was raised in Puerto Rico in her childhood years, then moves to brooklyn with her mother and many brother's and sisters.  She discusses the ups and downs of her family life, dealing the with her identity as a Puerto Rican and an American.  She's telling the story how she saw her mother as woman who continually had children, and her yearning to be back in her homeland.  She was used to living in country and being able to enjoy nature, unlike her life in brooklyn, where they had to struggle for everything.  I hope this helps you a little bit.  If you're Puerto Rican, read the book!!!
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Hey. \nI love reading books so I have a lo of favourite books. But the best one I've ever read is called "Paramedic, on the front lines of medicine." By Peter Canning\n\nPeter Canning is a full-time paramedic in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition to his government jobs, he has worked as a cab driver, cook, meat packer, telephone solicitor, book reviewer, and labourer. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Canning is currently at work on a novel about EMS.\n\n"This thrilling true story made me feel like quitting my job and becoming an EMT."\n"An excellently written account of the lifesaving roles played by paramedics in an increasingly dangerous world...His book deserves the broadest possible audience."\n\nIt's a true story of Mr.Canning written by himself... and wow, I feel nothing but Respect and Appreciation for Paramedics... on the other hand my Hero is a paramedic who I've been searching for the past 5 months to say thank-you to. Reading this book tells me I'm doing the right thing... and they all deserve a Thank-you!\n\nI highly recommend this book, Good day and thanks for asking this question!
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Hi,\n I gotta give lots of credit to the person who asked this question because I personally love Danielle's novels and she really is my all time favorite author (besides Stephen King) \n I have read lots of Danielle's novels but the novel that I enjoyed the most was entitled Johnny Angel. \n I can seriously relate to the situation in this novel since I went through a very simuliar situation myself when I was only 17 years old.\n I cried tears that I never even knew existed anymore and all my emotions and feelings just came pouring out of me while I was reading this novel. \n This novel helped me to take a look at the past and to help me deal with the feelings that I kept so bottled-up inside of myself through all these years.\n Danielle's novels have a way of touching my heart as well as making me realize the importance of family, friends, children and just being able to keep myself together when things around me are falling apart.\n As long as Danielle keeps writing her novels...I personally will be sure to keep reading them and to remain her biggest fan!
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Now, I am suprised that this was posted,...I thought everyone knew this story...let me give it a shot.\n\nBetter yet let me look this up for ya:There are a few things that are good here:  I hope this helps...\n\nThroughout the novel Celie is growing and learning about herself. She learns with the help of others not only about herself but about things that go on around her. The fact that Celie is writing to God shows us that she has a way of coping with her horrendous life. In a way God is the only thing she could turn to since her step-father scared her by saying "You better not never tell nobody but God. It'd kill your mammy." (p1) This is the first sign of growth we are presented with in the novel. Next Celie is confronted with Sofia who she wishes she were like in some ways. She learns alot from Sofia and Harpo's relationship; like the fact that a wife doesn't have to take abuse from her husband. She also learns about Sofia's outlook on life which is important to her growth. "You ought to bash Mr.------ head open, she say. Think bout heaven later." ( p. 44) \nIn this quote we see that Sofia is telling Celie that she should start caring about the life she is living and get rid of Mr.------. This is one of the first steps in which Celie starts to care about her life and makes gradual attempts to better it. \n\nShug Avery enters the novel next and is idealized by Celie. Celie does everything she can to be like Shug which in the long run helps her be more of her own person. Once Celie becomes Shug´s friend and stops trying to be like her, she instead begins to learn from her and becomes her own person. Through Shug she learned a lot more sexually about herself . All the sexual experiences she had had prior to the one with Shug were bad, and usually against her will. But after her experience with Shug she realizes that sexual contact can be enjoyed, she becomes confortable with her body, and learns that touching herself is not a bad thing. In a way they were both growing in their relationship at the same time because neither of them had had sexual experience with a woman before. " I don't know know nothing bout it, I say to Shug. I dont know much she say." ( p.118). \n\nAs Shug and Celie´s relationship progressed, I think she began to experience a real relationship with someone she cared about. For the first time in her life she truly loved someone besides her sister. Celie gained more self confidence from being with Shug, and with this she finally learned how to stand up to Mr.-------. We are shown this for one of the first times in the discussion at dinner. At that dinner we really get to see how much Celie has grown and how independent she is becoming. She tells Mr.------- , "You a lowdown dog is what you is what's wrong, I say. Its time to leave you and enter into the Creation. And your dead body is just the welcome mat I need." (p.207) This quote has a lot of significance because it's one of the first times Celie stands up for herself. It shows that she's not going to take his treatment anymore and is moving on, she is finally ready to enter into communion with the rest of the world and start her own life. The break up of Shug and Celie serves as a good wake up call to her that she has to learn to live without depending on Shug so much. As the novel continues it begins to talk less and less of Celie's outer ugliness and more of her innner beauty. This is very important because it symbolizes her growth as a human being and shows us how her self respect has increased. \n\nAs Celie begains to gain more and more control of her life she starts a buisness making pants, which is significant for two reasons. First, because they are pants which shows us that she is finally feeling equal or better than the "male" and no longer feels beneath him, and second, because she finally has control of something of her own, with people who work for her. \n\n
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I also want to know who has read that book
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I enjoyed it.  It was particularly nice to have it confirmed that people had survived from the back end of the plane and that Rosas husband was amongst them.  \n\nIm getting bored with the hatch though. I cant see where thats going at all.
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That was actually one of my favorite books. You just sparked a memory! You have 2 days. It's not that big of a book. Read it, really!
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OMG... I read that book when I was a kid and don't remember.  But I can tell you that Jane was a young child being raised by her ungrateful relatives, which put Jane in a girls home.\n\nJane grew up to be a nice young woman and became a teacher and got a job teaching a little girl in this rich mans house with nanny's and all.\n\nAnyway, Jane taught piano, math, French and other studies.  From what I remember, the little girls father became fond of Jane.  Jane toward the end leaves for a new job because I guess the had to leave the place with the father wanting Jane and all.\n\nSo, I do remember about a fire in the mansion which left the father blind.  Jane eventually went back to the mansion to visit and found his was blind and stayed with him to take care of him.\n\nThat book has always touched me since I was a little girl.\n\nI know I did not answer your question, but I enjoyed what I wrote.  It made me think of the book and Jane again.
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There is a great book called THE MESSAGE by Lance Richardson it is a very incrediable story, I cried all through it you can purchase the book at\n\nhttp://www.americanfamilypublications.com/\n\nI'm a believer especially after reading this book.
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That was a beautiful story How many mothers like myself weep after reading it. My son was given a 15% chance of life both at 9 weeks, and at 4 years while undergoing open heart surgery, in fact having his heart virtually totally rebuilt by a miracle giver in the guise of a surgeon. My son is 24 now 25 in June. Thank you for your tale. It moved me so.