Call Me Hope is a book about a girl named Hope and the tons of troubles she has with her abusive mother.

Summary: Hope has been bullied for nearly her whole life, and the thing is-the bully is her mother. Everything Hope does is criticized and judged, she is yelled at and called names, and has also sometimes been publicly scolded at.

To cope with her verbally abusive mother, Hope makes a chart with points. Each time her mother calls her something or Hope holds her snappy remark, she earns a certain number of points. The prize for reaching the max amount of points? She doesn’t know. The pleasure of reaching the goal, I guess. Why her mother is like this? Hope doesn’t know. Yet.

Rating: I’d rate this a 4 out of 5 stars. I loved the book-with its number of plot twists and many likable characters; Hope is a girl of whom I can imagine some girls can relate to. I especially love the name Hope - it fits the plot perfectly. The only thing I disliked about the book was how it had a perfect ‘Happily Ever After’ ending. Life isn’t fair, and I think authors should really get that message through and into their work. All in all, Call Me Hope was a terrific read, and I recommend it!