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Title: Ellen Foster

Other Available Formats:
Digital, -001
Hardcover, 1987
Hardcover, 1987
Paperback, 1988
Paperback, 1990
Reinforced Hardcover, 1990
Audio Cassette, 1996
Hardcover, 1998
Paperback, 1998
Hardcover, 1998
Audio Cassette, 1999
Prebinding, 1999

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. Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life and finally gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children.

Details
Series:             Oprah's Book Club
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.4 Pounds
Height:         8.3 Inches
Width:          5.3 Inches
Thickness:    0.5 Inches



Publisher Notes
One of the most talked-about and endearing first novels in years bears the story of a female Huck Finn and her search for a true home.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Ellen Foster and it was written by Kaye Gibbons. This edition of Ellen Foster is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is November 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $11.95. There are pages in the book and it was published by Vintage Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0375703055 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780375703058. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.