Hope and Other Punchlines

Posted on 05 April 2017 by Julie Buxbaum

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 Best Read Books Hope and Other Punchlines author Julie Buxbaum – kino-fada.fr Is it tacky to review your own novel Probably But alas I wrote this book, and it s the one that almost killed me, and took a whole year longer than it was supposed to, and I m super ridiculously proud of it, so I m giving myself FIVE STARS I truly hope you like it too.I know better than anyone that you can t always draw a straight line from the who you once were to the who you are now Abbi Hope Goldstein celebrated her first birthday on September 11, 2001 While that doesn t make her completely unique, one fact does on that fateful day, a photographer captured her, wearing a birthday crown and holding a red balloon, while the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed behind her That photo, entitled Baby Hope, became an iconic symbol of that day I I know better than anyone that you can t always draw a straight line from the who you once were to the who you are now Abbi Hope Goldstein celebrated her first birthday on September 11, 2001 While that doesn t make her completely unique, one fact does on that fateful day, a photographer captured her, wearing a birthday crown and holding a red balloon, while the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed behind her That phot...This is my third book from Julie Buxbaum and frankly I don t know if I should continue with her stories The first book I read from her, Tell Me Three Things, I couldn t finish The second book, What to Say Next, I enjoyed but I remember disliking the love interest or not feeling particularly moved by the romance Well, same thing happened here Abbi and Noah are definitely a good match because they don t annoy one another and simply care about each other tremendously I know, my expectations re This is my third book from Julie Buxbaum and frankly I don t know if I should continue with her stories The first book I read from her, Tell Me Three Things, I couldn t finish The second book, What to Say Next, I enjoyed but I remember disliking the love interest or not feeling particularly moved by the romance Well, same thing happened here Abbi and Noah are definitely a good match because they don t annoy one another and simply care about each other tremendously I know, my expectations regarding soul mates are not very high nowadays.But I did not fall head over heels for Noah like Abbi does because his humour did not work for me He is socially awkward, as in he doesn t always understand or care when it s time to be serious Instead, he makes bad jokes whenever he feels like it It s pretty obvious...3.5 sad, gloomy, tear jerker but at the end hopeful, bright, surviving stars as like how the life goes rounded up 4 stars To find yourself completely you need to learn losing yourself at first Baby Hope was in danger, lonely at her birthday, September 11, 2001 She was saved from her daycare and as she was wearing a crown on her hat, holding a red balloon, captured by a photographer with a bunch of strangers are standing behind her At the background Sou...book 5 for summerathon, under the challenge ofsunrise colors on the coverthis aint it chiefI have a good time reading this book but I think first half of the story is a bit boring By the way, I love the way Julie Buxbaum puts tell me three things game in this book It reminds me of her Tell me three things book very muchiamemotionalThere are events in my life I ll never forget where I was, who I was with, what I felt September 11, 2001 is one of those moments that has stayed with me forever This novel takes me back to that tim...So goodLike all Buxbaum books I loved this and the fact that it wasn t just a fluff read not that there is anything wrong with fluff I love the depth and emotions all her books have and all the feels that they ...We need the serious to recognize the funny, and the funny to give us even a shot in hell at surviving the serious September 11, 2001 changed lives Holes were created in communities, families, and hearts But love, courage, and compassion can be found in times of great loss and pain too The little moments a helping hand up, a hug, a kind word, or even a laugh to break the tension make a difference Abbi and Noah reminded me that laughter can be found in and after our worst moments.Abbi Hope We need the serious to recognize the funny, and the funny to give us even a shot in hell at surviving the serious September 11, 2001 changed lives Holes were created in communities, families, and hearts But love, courage, and compassion can be found in times of great loss and pain too The little moments a helping hand up, a hug, a kind word, or even a laugh to break the tension make a difference Abbi and Noah reminded me that laughter can be found in and after our worst moments.Abbi Hope Goldstein is Baby Hope A photograph captured her, o...

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05 April 2017

Julie Buxbaum