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Call me Hope : a novel by Gretchen Olson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>As 11-year-old Hope struggles to live under the pressures of her verbally abusive mother, she's tempted to run away but instead chooses resilience. She creates a secret safe haven and an innovative point system (giving herself points for every bad thing her mother says to her); finds comfort and inspiration from <i>Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl</i>; and gains a support team. Ultimately, Hope able to confront her mother about her hurtful words and help her begin to change. This is an engaging, satisfying novel, about an important and not widely-understood issue, that will touch and inspire readers.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Anyone who equates child abuse only with physical blows may think in broader terms after reading this moving story of a sixth grader tormented by her mother's hurtful words. Hope, whose father left when she was a baby (because she cried all the time, according to her mother), has been called stupid so many times she gets a stinkin' stomachache every time she hears the word. She can't seem to do anything to please her mother, but luckily there are others-Hope's teacher, her school counselor and classmate Brody, for instance-who believe she does

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Author

Gretchen Olson

Publisher

Little, Brown Children : [distributor] Littlehampton Book Services Ltd

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780316012393

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

4.25 / 5 (146 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14