Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club) by Kaye Gibbons Paperback Book

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Rent Ellen Foster (Oprah's Book Club)

Author: Kaye Gibbons

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Random House Inc

Published: Nov 1997

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $13.00

Pages: 144

Synopsis

An 11-year-old girl narrates this award-winning first novel. Ellen witnesses her beloved mother's suicide and is forced to live with her alcoholic father. Unable to stand his behavior, she runs away to live with her art teacher. A painful story of a young girl's search for identity and love.

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Reviews

BookLender review by Nicole on 2007-11-05 01:15:27

short but gripping, couldnt put it down, perspective is so real