Most of the teen books share one other trait, and that is the absence of one of the protagonist's parents, usually her mother. In this story, Bauer doubled down on parental absence, giving her eponymous heroine an unknown father and an absentee mother, Deena. Deeming herself unfit for parenthood, she left her daughter with only three things: her sister Addie as guardian, her tips on becoming a great waitress and a truly terrible name, Tulip.
Keeping what works and abandoning what doesn't becomes a motto of sorts for Hope as she goes throughout life. And in spite of some pretty difficult hurdles, she lives up to her name...and the title.
Author: Joan Bauer
Potentially objectionable content: Some thematic elements and a crooked politician.
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