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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.



Ellen Foster

by Kaye Gibbons

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Book description: Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill, 1987-05. Hardcover. Excellent condition. NC: Algonquin, 1987. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Near Fine with mild edgewear.

  • Bookseller: Vandello Books US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 200911030051OFFFH44FO
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Excellent condition
  • Quantity available: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 0912697520
  • ISBN 13: 9780912697529
  • Publisher: Algonquin Books Of Chapel Hill
  • Date published: 1987-05
  • Size: 5.5 x 7.25 x 0.5 inches
  • Weight: 0.5 pounds

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