Hope and Other Punch Lines

De: Julie Buxbaum

Narrado por: Jorjeana Marie, Robbie Daymond, Julie Buxbaum

The New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things and What to Say Next delivers a poignant and hopeful novel about resilience and reinvention, first love and lifelong friendship, the legacies of loss, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

"A luminous, lovely story about a girl who builds a future from the ashes of her past." --KATHLEEN GLASGOW, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces

Sometimes looking to the past helps you find your future.

Abbi Hope Goldstein is like every other teenager, with a few smallish exceptions: her famous alter ego, Baby Hope, is the subject of internet memes, she has asthma, and sometimes people spontaneously burst into tears when they recognize her. Abbi has lived almost her entire life in the shadow of the terrorist attacks of September 11. On that fateful day, she was captured in what became an iconic photograph: in the picture, Abbi (aka "Baby Hope") wears a birthday crown and grasps a red balloon; just behind her, the South Tower of the World Trade Center is collapsing.

Now, fifteen years later, Abbi is desperate for anonymity and decides to spend the summer before her seventeenth birthday incognito as a counselor at Knights Day Camp two towns away. She's psyched for eight weeks in the company of four-year-olds, none of whom have ever heard of Baby Hope.

Too bad Noah Stern, whose own world was irrevocably shattered on that terrible day, has a similar summer plan. Noah believes his meeting Baby Hope is fate. Abbi is sure it's a disaster. Soon, though, the two team up to ask difficult questions about the history behind the Baby Hope photo. But is either of them ready to hear the answers?

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A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year

Praise for HOPE AND OTHER PUNCHLINES

"Delivers its fair share of gut punches and cathartic moments . . . .A valuable addition to the growing body of 9/11-related teen literature--one that will be especially appealing to teens today." --Kirkus Reviews

"An emotionally resonant, wryly humorous portrayal of two young adults navigating trauma and acceptance years after 9/11. . . .distinctive points of view with which teen readers, for whom 9/11 is history, will identify." --Publishers Weekly

"A strong plot with vivid characterizations and heartfelt emotion. An illuminating and gut-wrenching tale. --Booklist

"Snappy dialogue, humor, and realistic relationships will satisfy readers. -- School Library Journal

Praise for Julie Buxbaum's WHAT TO SAY NEXT

"An ode to the unexpected relationships that can change our lives." --Bustle

"Charming, funny, and deeply affecting all at the same time." --Nicola Yoon, New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star

"Teens who enjoy sweet, character-driven relationship stories will find their tribe with Kit and David." --VOYA


Praise for Julie Buxbaum's TELL ME THREE THINGS

"Fans of Rainbow Rowell are sure to adore." --PopSugar.com

"Here are three things about this book: (1) It's sweet and funny and romantic; (2) the mystery at the heart of the story will keep you turning the pages; (3) I have a feeling you'll be very happy you read it." --Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and Windfall

"A heartfelt, wryly perceptive account of coming to terms with irrevocable loss when life itself means inevitable change." --Kirkus Reviews

Sweet story despite tragedy

9/11/01. Everyone *thinks* they know Baby Hope, the one year old girl in a birthday crown carried out of one of the buildings holding a red balloon. But her real name is Abbi and she’s fifteen and can’t erase the unwanted notoriety. Noah wants, even needs, to know Abbi who may hold the key to his questions about that tragic day.

9/11 is one of those indelible dates etched in everyone’s mind. We remember exactly what we were doing we we heard about the twin towers. We recall the feeling in the pit of our stomachs. For me, it’s the day I was driving to the doctors, about to be diagnosed with breast cancer which is the same illness that killed Connie, the woman who saved Abbi, though Connie’s was likely caused by 9/11 Syndrome. Abbi has asthma from inhaling the fumes that day. She also is coughing up blood and thinks her days are numbered.

Julie Buxbaum was written another winner with HOPE AND OTHER PUNCHLINES with quick-witted, believable dialogue and a touching plot.

Both Abbi and Noah are great characters, socially awkward and suffering. Abbi’s friends have dropped her, her grandmother just moved in due to dementia and Abbi can’t escape her Baby Hope legacy. Noah’s father died a few days after he was born in the twin towers. Although his mother tells him otherwise, he believes the unnamed man in the photo is his father.

Buxbaum is an automatic preorder for me.

Just Another Cliche

I couldn't even finish the book because the cliche was so strong with this one. but if that's your thing I would recommend this.

Terrible book

I tried to submit 1 star but the app was predestined to lock me into at least two. Terrible book and story. Don’t waste your time.