Hope was Here Book Review Hope was Here is a realistic fiction book written by Joan Bauer. This book is about a girl named Hope and her aunt Addie that move to Wisconsin to run the Welcome Stairway Diner. Hope is a waitress and Addie is the cook. G.T., an employee at the diner decides to run for mayor, Hope and the rest of the diner staff help G.T. which leads to love, friendship, sadness and family. Some topics addressed in this book are love, friendship, and hate. I liked this book, it was a fun and easy read. Hope also was really funny and always had something to say. I would rate this book 4 stars and recommend it to someone that wanted a quick and easy read about life.