Bradburn, Frances. Review of Hope Was Here. Booklist (September 15, 2000): 231.

This is a positive review of the novel, noting some repeated devices from Bauer's Rules of the Road (1998) and highlights the issues of honesty, humanity, and political activism present in the story.

Firestone, Tracey. Review of Hope Was Here.

School Library Journal (November 2000): 150. This is a book review.

"Joan Bauer." In Authors and Artists for Young Adults, vol. 34. Detroit: Gale, 2000.

This article explores the author's life and works, relating similarities between the novels and the author's views on life.

"Joan Bauer." In Something about the Author, vol. 117. Detroit: Gale, 2001. This entry provides an introduction to Bauer's work with biographical information.