All the Little Hopes

By: Leah Weiss

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World War II.

Deep in the tobacco land of North Carolina, nothing's been the same since the boys shipped off to war and worry took their place. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Brown is precocious and itching for adventure. Then Allie Bert Tucker wanders into town, an outcast with a puzzling past, and Lucy figures the two of them can solve any curious crime they find - just like her hero, Nancy Drew.

Their chance comes when a man goes missing, a woman stops speaking, and an eccentric gives the girls a mystery to solve that takes them beyond the ordinary. Their quiet town, seasoned with honeybees and sweet tea, becomes home to a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp. More men go missing. And together, the girls embark on a journey to discover if we ever really know who the enemy is.

Lush with Southern atmosphere, All The Little Hopes is the story of two girls growing up as war creeps closer, blurring the difference between what's right, what's wrong, and what we know to be true.

©2021 Leah Weiss (P)2021 Recorded Books

Great story for then and now!

We loved this story and all the intertwined relationships -taking us back to the feelings and experiences of the 1940's while dealing with life issues common to all generations.

Southern Living

Leah Weiss captures the southern landscape beautifully! Wonderful storyline and great characters! The reader is wonderful! Mesmerizing and I did not want the story to end!

Leah Weiss is a gifted author

I’m becoming a big fan after reading two of her books. I highly recommend her work to others.

All the little hopes

This book shows the compassion for others and inclusive attitude that is missing today. It is great story of acquiescence and kindness toward one’s fellow man . The main characters show kindness and no jealousy.

Enjoyable

Like others have said, it isn’t very complicated or great literature, but charming (usually) and comforting to listen to. I didn’t like the Ouija board parts, and some parts were a too graphic and profane, but it had some lovable characters.

Heartwarming!

Such a heartwarming story through the innocent eyes of 2 young girls. A feel good book with extraordinary storytelling. Beautifully written and beautifully read too! I felt the voice matched the energy of the book very well.

Powerful storytelling

Filled with heart and hope, this book is a treasure and one not to be missed

My Musings

A powerful story of friendship, family love, and coming of age. A very happy reader and listener!

Great story about life

e• All the Little Hopes

I enjoyed this book a lot. It is told from the perspective of two thirteen year old girls. Lucy is well educated and is a hard worker and Bert is not. After Bert’s mom dies Bert is sent away to live with her aunt, that she has never met. When Bert gets to her aunts it is determined that her aunt is on the wacky side but she is pregnant so Bert does her best but aunt Violet blames Bert because her husband stops coming home. After a bad spell were Bert is locked out of the house, she goes to live with Lucy’s family.
I guess I should of said that Lucy and Bert meet on Bert’s first day in town. And become instant best friends Lucy loves Nancy Drew and her aunt always sends her the newest mystery so Lucy fancy’s herself a young detective while Bert can barely read.
Lucy’s family takes in Bert and educates her without changing her, all the while, Bert’s confidence grows. . During this time the war is happening and because of the draft, Lucy’s brother and brother in law are drafted. In the middle of everything three town tfolk go missing in there small town. But kids are still
Kids and they still play their games and go to school
The relationship between Lucy and Bert is well written, they have their fair share of fights and jealous compitition
They are best friends and have a good support system for each other. All the while Nazi’s come to their little North Carolina town as prisoners of war among lots of hatred. I did feel like this book ended too soon; things are looking up, the girls figure out a couple more things and; THE END when I could have read this book for a week, oh well, maybe this author has other books that are good too. An excellent book to me!

Great narration and characters

It was somewhat difficult to get the characters straight in my mind, jumping back-and-forth between characters as the story did. But once I got them all sorted out in my mind I enjoyed it very much.