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Hope For Garbage Kindle Edition

by Alex Tully (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,423 ratings
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Welcome to the cruel world of Trevor McNulty. No matter how hard he tries, this seventeen year-old just can’t get a break. Through no fault of his own, he finds himself living with his alcoholic uncle on the outskirts of Cleveland. His days are filled with garbage-picking and hanging out with his seventy year-old neighbor, who also happens to be his best friend. One early morning while scanning the streets in a wealthy suburb, he meets Bea, a rebellious rich girl with problems of her own. She’s smart, cute, and a glimmer of light in his dark world. But in the midst of their budding romance, Bea’s beautiful mother enters the picture with an agenda of her own. She sets off a chain of events so shocking and destructive, Trevor's crazy life soon becomes more than he can handle. 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. Hope for Garbage is a story about resilience—about overcoming adversity under the most extraordinary circumstances—about never, ever, giving up hope. Because sooner or later, everybody gets a break.
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    April 17, 2014
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"A marvelous debut." ~ Reader's Favorite
"At first readers might believe Hope for Garbage to be a predictable story of survival; but it's much more. Within the saga of Trevor's uncertain world and the forces that control and dictate it, is a story of boundaries, rules, dreams, and how the human spirit survives under the direst of conditions." - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

"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. Not a lot of novels affect me in such a visceral way, but this did."- Ellen Zacarias, College News Magazine

"The fulfilling story of a young man who can turn trash into treasure." - Kirkus Reviews

"Alex Tully gives the reader a story about resilience, about overcoming the bad in life and finding a new purpose and new meaning. This is a great book for young adults and adults alike. It truly will make you think about your own life and what you are doing with it."- Readers' Favorite

About the Author

Alex Tully lives outside Cleveland with her husband and two teenagers. Almost twenty years ago, her life took a dramatic turn with a diagnosis of MS. She decided to quit her career as a finance professional and try something she truly loved ~ writing.

She is the author of three feel-good novels:
Hope for Garbage, Beautiful Chaos, and The Lake Never Tells.

All of her stories feature ordinary characters who overcome extraordinary challenges with friendship, hope, and the incredible power of the human spirit.

Her hope is that readers will smile after turning the last page.

alextullywriter.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JSJ0PF4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services LLC (April 17, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2944 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 267 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,423 ratings

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Alex Tully lives outside Cleveland with her husband, two teenagers, and a three-legged pooch named Bobo. Almost twenty years ago, her life took a dramatic turn with a diagnosis of MS. She decided to quit her career as a finance professional and try something she truly loved ~ writing.

She is the author of three feel-good novels:

Hope for Garbage, Beautiful Chaos, and The Lake Never Tells.

Her hope is that readers will smile after turning the last page.

www.alextullywriter.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad story of hopes and dreams that are to be fulfilled.
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2015
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Meet Trevor McNulty, a seventeen year old boy, who is living in a troubled house in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, with his only alive relative who happened to be an alcoholic uncle. Trevor has nothing else to do but pick garbage on the streets, and his only friend is his seventy years old neighbour who is appears to replace Trevor as a father, a grandfather and a best friend simultaneously.

This isn't yet another story of a troublesome life of another kid who is trying to get his things together – no, that would be too predictable. Instead, Alex Tully, the author, offers us a story of a great inspirational potential, an unusual – or, perhaps, unusually classic – love story and thrilling unexpected plot twists. “Hope For Garbage” is a story of great tragedies, one after another, and passion for life just as great; it is about hopes and dreams that are to be fulfilled, and belief that helps to carry on when everything is in ruins. And everything does turn into ruins after Trevor meets a girl – but definitely not in a way that can be expected.

“Hope For Garbage” will be a perfect book for young adults and everyone, who likes (or sometimes just needs) to look back and reflect on their past and is in desperate need for a fresh view – either for the past, the present or the future. The book is flawless with very defined characters and the relationships between them. The story line is very good (sometimes in sad sense). I rate it 4.5 out of 5, One of the un-put-down-able book in my collection. Thanks.
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Hazel
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful YA that is a different kind of normal story with very likable protagonist!
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2015
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Blurb really made me curious. Perhaps it was not as pathetic a situation for Trevor as I imagined, but he sill has a really hard life, and it gets worse the more you read. The dialogue felt a bit plastic and fake until about a third of the way through for some reason, but then picked up well. Characters like Trevor, Mr. T, and Lorene were well written. I could see who they were, and their reasons for doing what they did. Mr. T’s relationship with Trevor is a beautiful one, which I thought was well-done in spite of their age differences. Or because of them?

I don’t want to spoil something, but I could not see why a certain character does something to hurt Trevor pretty badly. I didn’t see the reasoning for the way it was handled, even if it did make sense for why it happened. I guess it’s nice to have a happy ending that feels a bit more like real life, not everything working out perfectly.

This was easy to breeze through once the dialogue leveled out, and the plot climax isn’t crazy cliffhanger style, but realistically intense. Trevor is a wonderful character who’s good hearted but isn’t an exaggerated phony. You can really feel he’s a conscientious person without having to be told. Finding out the details of his difficult past make your heart ache as they compound with the crappy stuff in his present.

There is a wee bit of romance, but it feels like more of a coming-of-age story. I really enjoyed it and though part of me wants another novel continuing the story, I feel satisfied stopping here. Another novel would undoubtedly cause Trevor more pain, so I can live quite well without that, thank you very much. Rather different from the common YA storylines, and all the better for it. Can’t wait to read another book by this author!
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Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the book
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
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The title of this book made me wonder what in the world it would be about. It caught my attention right away. Easy, interesting read. It was hard to set the book down when there were other things I needed to do. I finished the book in record time. I'm sharing the book with many friends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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I enjoyed this novel. As a Cleveand area resident for over 40 years, I could relate to the descriptions of the area. Trevor is a neat character, a good kid, and a refreshing portrayal in this day and age of kids who are often disrespectful or have problems as a product of their environment. He survives, despite what life has handed him. His role models, Mr T, and Lorene, are typical Clevelanders, and very likeable characters. Definitely a book for adults, as it deals with some really tough situations, but a good read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hope to read more from Mrs.Tully!
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014
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The first thing that draw me to this book was the cover. I loved its simplicity and uniqueness. Book covers are so boring these days that this one stood out as refreshing and clean. The title helped too.

Then I read the blur and I thought that this one of those YA sweet love stories and since this is a new author I decided to give it try and I didn't regret it. It's a good debut novel.

The story was not what I was expecting. The idea that I got from the blur didn't match the story I read at all. The story isn't much about young love and its despairs. This story is about, as the Author at some point puts it, the hand you're given in life and how you play it. But it's also about choices and how they will influence your life, and a bit about karma as well. If you endure the hardships that life puts in your path you will be rewarded and if you make bad choices you will be punished. That simple!

The characters in this story are lovable and simple and there isn't much character development, which I thought it was a shame. I wanted more. It isn't, as story goes, a flawless book. Far from it, but it has soul and it's written in such a compelling way that it's hard not to like it and to put it down. Trevor's life is hard and sad, and at some point you necessarily feel his pain and you will ask why doesn't this kid get a break? And that's the thing I liked most about Alex Tully writing; the way she pulls you into the story and makes you feel and suffer along with the characters.

So, well done, Mrs. Tully, well done!
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Patish 30
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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This book was a real surprise for me. I read a sample and couldn't wait to purchase the book to continue the story. It follows a young teen who has had a difficult early life and has no one caring for him until he meets a neighbor. We eventually learn about his background, a little at a time, but it certainly kept me reading with it's easy-flowing narrative.

I never read anything by the author, Alex Tully, but I will now be on the lookout for her other books.
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martin h.
5.0 out of 5 stars A heart-warming tale of triumph over adversity
Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2020
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I took a chance with this book, not knowing the author or much about the book, but I was quickly hooked. In an age when so many characters are just plain evil, it was refreshing to read about someone who was kind, generous and struggling to turn his awful life into something worthwhile. It was heart-warming and, while it could have become predictably corny, it didn't. I wanted this kid to win because he was one of the good guys. It got me hooked and didn't let me go until the last word. Highly recommended.
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Mr. P. Cruickshank
5.0 out of 5 stars Made me laugh and even made me cry a little
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2014
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My usual staple of novels consists of sci-fi and fantasy; while now and again I’ll try what I think of as mainstream fiction. Most of the time these books feel like my favored genre with all the best bits taken out. ‘Hope for Garbage’ is possibly one of the best ‘mainstream’ novels I've read in a very long time.
I was quite unprepared for how the characters and plot would go from a charming story of young love between the Selfless Trevor and the un-cliché’ like Bea, to the tragic narrative of loss. Rarely has a book ever been able to pull at my heart strings so strongly. ‘Hope for Garbage’ is at moments funny, and then so sad, that I had to stop reading for a moment for fear of crying in a public place. It is also very insightful and an extremely satisfying read. This is all due to the incredible writing talent of Alex Tully. She is a master story teller in the truest sense of the word.
I told my wife about how amazing this book was, who was surprised to see me reading something different than the above mentioned genres. She asked me, if she thought it was worth recommending it to the book-club, she is a part of. I had no hesitation in replying, that she they would be hard pressed to find a book, as moving and as satisfying to read as ‘Hope For Garbage.’
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Grace Foli
5.0 out of 5 stars Hope & Kindness ~~ A Must Read!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2015
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This book was so good that I can't stress enough how viable it is, especially at a time when we are faced with ongoing atrocities going on in the world today. It sure is inspiring to read something so wonderful! At the premise of this book is hope and kindness ~ regardless of your situation in life. I cried, I laughed, and most of all I was impacted for the better. Kudos to a first time author whose future works I look forward to reading. ***Going into the details of this book, beyond the general description, would give away spoilers which would ruin the experience for the potential reader.***
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Carmen Garant
5.0 out of 5 stars A Solid 10+ Stars!
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2018
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This book was one of the best books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It's such a powerful read...touches on So many emotions...and has an extremely profound message. Life can be So unfair at times & this book tells a story of extreme courage & strength & how important it is to Beleive you can overcome adversity. A definate MUST Read!
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Lorraine Garant
5.0 out of 5 stars A definite 5
Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2018
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Wow!! What a great story for a debut novel. I truly enjoyed this book. It speaks of true friendship and compassion no matter the age difference. It just confirms that through life's trials and tribulations, the strong survive and pay it forward. What a great "feel good" book.
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