Here Today (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))
By Ann M. Martin.
Description
Newbery Honor medalist Ann M. Martin's "unforgettable" (Booklist, starred) family story, now in paperback"In 1963, Ellie's mother, Doris Day Dingman, was crowned the Bosetti Beauty at Mr. Bosetti's supermarket, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the Dingmans began to fall apart." So begins 11-yr-old Eleanor Roosevelt Dingman's story. Ellie, who is about to start 6th grade in the small town of Spectacle, NY, is the oldest child in her off-center family. Her father works construction jobs, while her mother, Doris, has only one dream - to be...
ISBN(s)
0439713315, 9780439713313
