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The life all around me by Ellen Foster
Title:
The life all around me by Ellen Foster
ISBN:
9781415924525
Edition:
Library ed.
Publication Information:
Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, p2005.
Physical Description:
5 sound discs (4 hr., 58 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Unabridged.

Compact disc.
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Summary:
This sequel to Gibbon's beloved classic Ellen Foster stands on its own as an unforgettable portrait of a redoubtable adolescent making herself up out of whole cloth. Now fifteen, Ellen is settled into a permanent home with a new mother. Strengthened by adversity and blessed with enough intelligence to design a salvation for herself, she still feels ill at ease in the world. Her sole surviving ritual - a visit to the county fair - takes on totemic importance. While she holds fast to the shreds of her childhood-humoring her best friend, Stuart, who is determined to marry her; and protecting her old neighbor, slow-witted Starletta - she negotiates her way into a larger world by selling her poetry to pay her way to a camp for gifted students. With a singular mix of perspicacity, and compassion, Ellen draws us into her life and makes us fall in love with her all over again.
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