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Ellen Foster
by Kaye Gibbons
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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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9781565122055,
Hardcover,
Algonquin Books,
1987
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9780394757575,
Paperback,
Vintage Books,
1988
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9780743546690,
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Simon & Schuster Audio,
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9780912697529,
Hardcover,
Workman Pub Co,
1987
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9780679728665,
Paperback,
Random House Inc,
1990
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9780783801155,
Hardcover,
Thorndike Pr,
1998
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9780754033165,
Paperback,
Thorndike Pr,
1998
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9780754033158,
Hardcover,
Thorndike Pr,
1998
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9780671885670,
Audio Cassette,
Simon & Schuster,
1996
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9780671798604,
Audio Cassette,
Simon & Schuster,
1999
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9780375703058,
Paperback,
Vintage Books,
1997
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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.
Synopses
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.
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