One of the biggest common themes between Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes and Hope was Here is to believe in yourself and others. A very good example from Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes is when Sarah and Lemry went out to look for Sarah’s mom. They didn’t find her at first, but after looking for a few days they finally did. Another example from that book is when Eric got teased and bullied, he never gave up or gave in to the bullies. He also believed in his friendship with Sarah through most of their lives, even when Sarah was difficult he always trusted her. One example from Hope was Here was when G.T was running for mayor. At first he didn’t make it on the list for getting a chance of being elected, but after a little convincing and hope they finally got him on and soon after he became the mayor. Another example is when hope believes …show more content…
A way this life lesson is shown in Hope Was Here was when G.T finally stood up to Eli Millstone while running for mayor after all those bad things said about him. G.T took control and showed Eli who was boss around here. In Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes this life lesson shown through the most when Eric stood up against Sarah’s dad. He told him he wasn’t scared of what he could do and that took a lot of nerve for him to say. He told him that he wasn’t going to tell him where Sarah was to keep her safe and by doing that he was risking his own life. Standing up for yourself is definitely a big life lesson in these