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Ellen Foster
Ellen Foster | Kaye Gibbons
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Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation's Citation for Fiction. An eleven-year-old heroine tells her unforgettable story with honesty, perceptivity, humor, and unselfconscious heroism. "The honesty of thought and eye and feeling and word!"--Eudora Welty; "A lovely, breathtaking, sometimes heart-wrenching first novel."--Walker Percy. A LITERARY GUILD SELECTION.
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1. Ellen Foster - Kaye Gibbons
2. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
3. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
#TLT

dabbe #3: 🤩 I've Had #2 on my TBR for too long; I'll need to fit it in this year. Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 8mo
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"When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy."

What an opening line! Ellen the narrator is a 10-11 year old in the segregated south who comes from a pretty terrible family but she's a practical, resourceful old soul with a tell it like it is way of speaking that feels exactly right for her voice.

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📚Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
📝Richard Paul Evans—light reading when I just need a feel-good novel
🥚eggs-scrambled or fried
👽ET-first movie I ever saw
#manicmonday #lettere

JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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dawn-pInk
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The most beautiful and protagonist motivated prose I have read in a long time. And a stunning, poignant ending. Highly, highly recommend. Such a unique voice and such a moving story about a subject very close to my heart: the importance of good, giving foster homes for children like Ellen.

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dawn-pInk
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The voice of the narrator is enchanting and dynamic. The story so far goes back and forth between Ellen‘s life with her “new mom” and the events leading up to her life in what I am assuming is foster care.

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“When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy.”

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KGlibrarian
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Through the eyes of Ellen Foster, a precocious 11-year-old living a troubled life in the South, Gibbons weaves a heartbreaking tale of abuse, abandonment, perseverance, and hope. The brutally honest account of a young child's experiences with her alcoholic father, dismissive relatives, and a society that often values the wrong ideals, is both touching and infuriating. Ellen Foster is one of those books that puts life in perspective.

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Bookwitchery
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I was tagged by @Librarianaut for this and decided to play along. Come with me! #10books

1. Mists Of Avalon (Bradley)
2. Pride and Prejudice (Austen)
3. Northanger Abbey (Austen)
4. Dead Witch Walking (Harrison)
5. Body Of Evidence (Cornwell)
6. Déjà Dead (Reichs)
7. Dark Lover (Ward)
8. Guilty Pleasures (Hamilton)
9. Hounded (Hearne)
10. Peace Is Every Step (Hanh)

Librarianaut Body of evidence? It's a shot to in the dark... 8y
Bookwitchery @Librarianaut Good guess, but no. :) I think it will surprise you when I reveal it. 8y
Librarianaut Mists of Avalon?? 8y
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Bookwitchery @Librarianaut Read that too. It's one of my favorite books of all time. 8y
MaleficentBookDragon No one's guessed mine yet! How about (edited) 8y
Eyelit Northanger Abbey? 8y
Bookwitchery @MaleficentBookDragon and @Eyelit are right! I haven't yet read Northanger Abbey. I must rectify that soon. 8y
Librarianaut Woot! 8y
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HotCocoaReads
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Sweet, sad and heartbreaking story about a girl who endures horrible suffering at the hand of her family. Well written and loved the ending!

Suet624 Nice seeing this book pop up on a post. Haven't thought about it in ages. 8y
Nebklvr I really enjoy her writing. 8y
HotCocoaReads It was one I'd had sitting on my shelves for much too long @Suet624 Not sure why I waited so long! 8y
HotCocoaReads @Nebklvr The writing was simple but so beautiful--and really draws you in! 8y
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LyndseyReads ❤ Sula 8y
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Generally I don't #reread books. Too many books, too little time. But I made an exception by buying these Kaye Gibbons' books at a recent #booksalehaul because I loved them all so much. #southernlit #recommendsday #booktober

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thereadingwomen
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It's appropriate that the first episode of a fall month is titled "The Autumn Show" but you can judge if that's a good thing. ? We're talking Southern Lit this month and I am reevaluating my opinions about the Oprah book club. Available now! #southernlit #recommendsday

http://readingwomenpodcast.com/post/150073756095/ep-7-the-autumn-show

Marchpane Just listened, great episode! 👏 8y
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At first, this book seems like a simple story about a girl who cannot get a lucky break, but on closer inspection it becomes a powerful story about race and injustice. It is a quick read and a meaningful read. Definitely worth your time.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

amyrabbitt Good book! 9y
autumnprivett @amyrabbitt yes! Can't wait to read her others. 9y
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