Hope in the Holler

By Lisa Lewis Tyre

A girl battles scheming relatives to find her courage and rightful place in the world.

4.2/5 Goodreads · 1,223 ratings

224 pages· 46,328 words· Est. 6.5 hour read

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Wavie returns to her mother's Appalachian hometown, facing her cunning Aunt Samantha Rose and unpleasant cousin Hoyt. Armed with her late mother's advice to be brave, Wavie must navigate this challenging new life. With the help of quirky local kids, she seeks to thwart her aunt's plans to become her guardian. Can Wavie find her courage and claim the good life her mother wished for her? Discover a tale of resilience and friendship in a world where bravery is the key to belonging.

From the publisher

“This is a masterpiece of middle grade fiction, at once summoning the timelessness of life in rural America while blending in modern elements.”–School Library Journal, starred review The poignant–and funny–story of a girl trying to be brave and find her place in the world after she’s sent to live with scheming relatives. Right before Wavie’s mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in life, including this one: Be brave, Wavie B! You got as much right to a good life as anybody, so find it! But little did Wavie’s mom know that events would conspire to bring Wavie back to Conley Hollow, the Appalachian hometown her mother tried to leave behind. Now Wavie’s back in the Holler–and in the clutches of her Aunt Samantha Rose. Life with the devilish Samantha Rose and her revolting cousin Hoyt is no picnic, but there’s real pleasure in sleeping in her own mother’s old bed, and making friends with the funny, easygoing kids her aunt calls the “neighborhood-no-accounts.” With their help, Wavie just might be able to prevent her aunt from becoming her legal guardian, and find her courage and place in the world.

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