While he is desperate to save his relationship with Bea, he learns that nothing in his world can be saved unless he first saves himself. Beginning with an innocent car ride, she sets off a chain of events so shocking and destructive, Trevor is pushed to the brink of despair. She’s smart, cute, and a glimmer of light in his dark world.īut in the midst of their budding romance, Bea’s beautiful yet miserable mother enters the picture with an agenda of her own. One early morning while scanning the streets in a posh suburb, he meets Bea, a rebellious rich girl with problems of her own. His days are filled with garbage-picking and hanging out with his seventy year-old neighbor, who also happens to be his best friend. After enduring a tragic past, he finds himself living with his alcoholic uncle on the outskirts of Cleveland. No matter how hard he tries, this seventeen year-old just can’t get a break. "Welcome to the cruel world of Trevor McNulty. I could give you my take on the setup of the story, but the blurb for Hope for Garbage does a great and descriptive job, so here it is: This is a story about moving away from tragedy, dealing with guilt, and finding a new, redemptive purpose for things (and lives) that have been banged up and discarded. While Hope for Garbage covers some heavier issues like alcoholism and drug abuse (mostly with the adults), the overall feel of the novel is optimistic and bittersweet. Not a lot of novels affect in me such a visceral way, but Hope for Garbage did.
Hope for Garbage by Alex Tully is a story that moves quickly from a boy with a troubled past to a whirlwind of drama that had me rocking back and forth and muttering, “Oh ****, oh ****!” as I hit plot twists.
Providing insights into the challenges confronting those who seek to improve the quality of America's schools, Tully argues that school leaders and policy makers must rally communities to heartfelt engagement with their schools if the crippling social and economic threats to cities such as Indianapolis are to be averted.A fast-paced young adult novel about moving away from tragedy, dealing with guilt, and finding redemption. Yet this intimate view also reveals the hopes, dreams, and untapped talents of some amazing individuals. He walks readers into classrooms, offices, and hallways, painting a vivid picture of the profound academic problems, deep frustrations, and apathy that absorb and sometimes consume students, teachers, and administrators. Granted unfiltered access to Manual High throughout an entire school year, award-winning journalist Matthew Tully tells the complex story of the everyday drama, failures, and triumphs in one of the nation's many troubled urban public high schools.
Searching for Hope is a gripping account of life in a once-great high school in a rough Indianapolis neighborhood.
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