Hope Yancy finds herself living with her Aunt Addie at a very early age due to her birthmother’s inability to feel that she would “be able to raise her on her own.” This book takes us on a whirlwind of events as Hope and Addie move from place to place, and work diner to diner, just to support themselves. Finally being able to settle down, they find themselves in a small town in Wisconsin and at just sixteen years of age, Hope becomes intertwined in the politics and emotions that come along with learning about her co-workers fight against leukemia.
This is a website from Joan he
rself and it includes several discussion guides and questions that can be used while reading this book.
This is an awesome website that is sort of like an “online flashcard” where students can learn the definitions of new words that might arise in this book!
Vocabulary: Some words that might need to be pre-taught to your students include coalition, discernable, dilapidated, effervescent, puny, shrewd, synergy and vindication.
Activities:
Before Reading:Have the students research the author and learn about her lifestyle. After this is discussed have them predict what might happen in the book and have them explain there reasoning.
During Reading: Throughout the book, there are many quotes that help Hope push through. Have the students independently read and write down several quotes that they like and have then write one - two paragraphs about what it might mean and why it was able to give hope the motivation to continue.
After Reading: After the book is read. Have the students work with a peer and together, write down the themes that they thought played out throughout the book. Have them include an important scene where they really felt that the theme came through!
Hope was here. (2003). SAXDSA: Random House/Listening Library.
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