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The life all around me by Ellen Foster
by Gibbons, Kaye
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151012040
- ISBN 13
- 9780151012046
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, 2005-12-27. hardcover. Good. 5x0x8. Ex-Library copy, Has Heavy shelf wear, but still a good reading copy A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.
Synopsis
This sequel to Gibbons'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, naïveté, and compassion, Ellen draws us into her life and makes us fall in love with her all over again. Anyone considering making an underage change in life, such as who you're going to live with, should know there's no way to avoid the government getting in on the decision, so try to be kind to the lady they'll send with a stack of tests. Try to stay calm and do your best on them. -from The Life All Around Me By Ellen Foster
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- Seller
- The Book Cellar
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10866040
- Title
- The life all around me by Ellen Foster
- Author
- Gibbons, Kaye
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151012040
- ISBN 13
- 9780151012046
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- Orlando, Florida, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2005-12-27
- Size
- 5x0x8
- X weight
- 12 oz
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The Book Cellar is one of New England's largest used book dealers. We specialize in college textbooks, but also offer a number of used fiction and non-fiction books.
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