{"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\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409792995602,"sku":"9780156032902","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_422f28ce-906e-4ba4-a0e7-649cd1d621bb.jpg?v=1729294038","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-all-around-me-by-ellen-foster-9780156032902","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}