Things Hoped For

Name: Things Hoped For
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrew Clements
ISBN: 9781440782190

Author: Andrew Clements

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 4 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/11/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, Performing Arts Stories

Synopsis

When Gwen's grandfather disappears from their home in New York City, he leaves a message saying not to worry--but its hard when Gwen has upcoming violin auditions at Julliard! But then she meets Robert, a fellow musician, and things seem to look up. At the same time, there are other forces in motion, like the scary great uncle who keeps coming by, and the strange man Gwen sees one day when shopping. Then the even stranger story Robert tells her about what she saw. And finally, the discovery that brings their worlds to a halt, uniting Gwen and Robert in ways neither of them could have foretold. In this remarkable follow-up to the wildly popular Things Not Seen, Andrew Clements brings readers a multi-layered story all about art, friendship, love, and life.

About Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements (1949–2019) was the author of the enormously popular Frindle. More than 10 million copies of his books have been sold, and he was nominated for a multitude of state awards, including a Christopher Award and an Edgar Award. His popular works include About Average, Troublemaker, Extra Credit, Lost and Found, No Talking, Room One, Lunch Money, and more. He was also the author of the Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School series. Find out more at AndrewClements.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl

Read for the fourth time in 2021. When I decided to re-read Things Hoped For in 2020, I didn't realize it had been 10 years since I last read the book! I'll be re-reading this book and the other two in the series more often because when the library closed in 2020, I bought my own copies. Beautiful in......more

Goodreads review by Christina

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one, Things Not Seen. In the first book the invisible boy is the main character; in this one, it's all about a girl who is studying to be a concert violinist, and the invisiblity thing doesn't even show up until much later in the book. Seventeen year old......more

Goodreads review by Jodelyn

This book was about a girl named Gwen. Her passion was music. While she's preparing to audition for top music schools in New York, she finds out that her grandfather suddenly disappeared. But before he left, he wrote her a letter telling her not to worry and that he left some money for her while he'......more