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Ellen Foster is a 1987 novel by American novelist Kaye Gibbons. It was a selection of Oprah's Book Club in October 1997.
Dec 14, 1997 · Ellen Foster: Directed by John Erman. With Julie Harris, Jena Malone, Ted Levine, Glynnis O'Connor. After her mother's death, a young girl is separated from her abusive father and is sent between her various friends and relatives, always longing to find a place to call home.
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- Drama
- John Erman
- 1997-12-14
Jan 21, 1987 · Ellen Foster is the abused Pippi Longstocking of the South, an adorable quirky confabulation who overcomes difficulty, circumvents evil and triumphs in developing tender and enlightened compassion for her Black friend, whom she understands will always have a hard life.
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Oct 17, 2012 · An Oprah Book Club selection, this powerful novel has become an American classic. Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the Ernest Hemingway Foundation's Citation for Fiction.
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- $11.69
- Kaye Gibbons
- Algonquin Books
A novel by Kaye Gibbons about an eleven-year-old girl who loses her mother and faces abuse and neglect from her father, grandmother, and aunt. She finds a loving home with a new mama and a black friend, Starletta.
Learn about the novel Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, a first-person narrative of a girl's abusive childhood. Find book summary, character analysis, quotes, and study tools on SparkNotes.
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Ellen Foster. An 11 year old girl is left an orphan when her mother commits suicide and her abusive, alcoholic father drinks himself to death. Stars Jena Malone, Julie Harris and Debra Monk. From the Hallmark Hall of Fame Collection. 67 IMDb 6.9 1 h 37 min 1997.
