{"product_id":"the-life-all-around-me-by-ellen-foster-9780156032902","title":"The Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster","description":"In 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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaye Gibbons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156032902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e106007 \/ Life All Around Me by Ellen Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGibbons, Kaye:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - KAYE GIBBONS 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40806192185459,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6dba6446-30f7-4eff-ae2a-d3a7f7e8d18c.jpg?v=1682687931","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-life-all-around-me-by-ellen-foster-9780156032902","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}