Call Me Hope
As 11-year-old Hope struggles to live under the pressures of her verbally abusive mother, she's tempted to run away but instead chooses resilience. She creates a secret safe haven and an innovative point system (giving herself points for every bad thing her mother says to her); finds comfort and...
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As 11-year-old Hope struggles to live under the pressures of her verbally abusive mother, she's tempted to run away but instead chooses resilience. She creates a secret safe haven and an innovative point system (giving herself points for every bad thing her mother says to her); finds comfort and inspiration from Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl; and gains a support team. Ultimately, Hope able to confront her mother about her hurtful words and help her begin to change. This is an engaging, satisfying novel, about an important and not widely-understood issue, that will touch and inspire readers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316012393 (0316012394)
Publish date: June 1st 2008
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Hope Elliot is struggling to live under the pressures of her verbally abusive mother. But instead of running away, precocious Hope chooses resilience instead, and creates survival strategies for herself. Her strategies include: a support team that includes the employees of a used clothing store, the...
Not a long review, but just a review to express my feelings and thoughts.This was a stunning book. About a girl being verbally abused by her mom, and for most of the book, nobody does a thing. Even though most do know that it isn't going all that well with Hope and her family. Her brother even knows...
Not a long review, but just a review to express my feelings and thoughts.This was a stunning book. About a girl being verbally abused by her mom, and for most of the book, nobody does a thing. Even though most do know that it isn't going all that well with Hope and her family. Her brother even knows...
This is the second "children's" book I've read, courtesy of my daughter. This was a fantastic story about a little girl who is verbally abused by her mother. It's sad, yet hopeful - as the title implies.
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