Saved from a dumpster, headed out in my "Something for everyone" bookbox!

Headed out into the world via my Potluck Bookbox, happy travels little book!

Caught from Ctychic's Potluck Bookbox. I don't know much about this book or author, but I really want to try reading it.

The first line definitely packs a punch: "When I was little, I would think of ways to kill my daddy."

Book Description: In Ellen Foster, the title character is an 11-year-old orphan who refers to herself as "old Ellen," an appellation that is disturbingly apt. Ellen is an old woman in a child's body; her frail, unhappy mother dies, her abusive father alternately neglects her and makes advances on her, and she is shuttled from one uncaring relative's home to another before she finally takes matters into her own hands and finds herself a place to belong. There is something almost Dickensian about Ellen's tribulations; like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield or a host of other literary child heroes, Ellen is at the mercy of predatory adults, with only her own wit and courage--and the occasional kindness of others--to help her through. That she does, in fact, survive her childhood and even rise above it is the book's bittersweet victory.

My Review: I really enjoyed this book, it was dark and seemed to be written by a real girl who has had a hard life and had to grow up too soon. If you liked To Kill a Mockingbird, Forrest Gump, or anything by Fannie Flagg you would probably enjoy this book.

This book is going travelling in JennyC1230's Kitchen Sink Bookbox.

Selected from JennyC1230's kitchen sink bookbox.