{"product_id":"the-life-all-around-me-by-ellen-foster-paperback","title":"The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaye Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to Gibbons's beloved classic \u003cem\u003eEllen Foster\u003c\/em\u003e, Ellen, now fifteen, 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. But 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 begins to negotiate her way into a larger world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSame spunk. Same sass. Same winning charm. Ellen looks at life through both barrels and aims straight on . . . in this fascinating tale of grit and determination. \u003ci\u003eThe News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e (Raleigh, NC) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sequel to Gibbons s beloved classic \u003ci\u003eEllen Foster\u003c\/i\u003e, Ellen, now fifteen, 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. But while she holds fast to the shreds of her childhood, she begins to negotiate her way into a larger world. With a singular mix of perspicacity, naivete, and compassion, Ellen draws us into her life and makes us fall in love with her all over again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Ellen Foster]\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis a few years older, a bit wiser to the ways of the world and just as compelling.\"\u003ci\u003e St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As [Ellen] uses her considerable resources to move toward understanding and to react, equally, to old losses and sudden good fortune we re right there with her.\"\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAYE GIBBONS\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven bestselling novels. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eEllen Foster, \u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a special citation from the Ernest Hemingway Foundation. That novel, as well as \u003ci\u003eA Virtuous Woman, \u003c\/i\u003e was chosen for Oprah s Book Club. Gibbons lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. \u003cbr\u003eReading Group Guide Inside and at www.HarcourtBooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762742296864,"sku":"9780156032902","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/433f9b3c51695255b74a390d83fa9c42.webp?v=1780224904","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-life-all-around-me-by-ellen-foster-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}