Ellen+Foster

**Ellen Foster** //by Kaye Gibbons//
//Sparks Notes //

//Source: Amazon.com// =Ellen Foster Q and A= 1. How does Ellen's mother die? She commits suicide by overdosing on her prescription medication
 * Description:** 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. 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.

2. Why does the man in Ellen's school think Ellen changed her last name to Foster? -He thinks she might have identity problems.

3.What was the difference between what Mavis told Ellen and what her mama's mama told her? -Mavis told her how much she looked like her mama, while her mama's mama told her how much she looked like her daddy.

4.Who is in 7th grade and has a baby boy in the Foster family? -Stella

5. Why does Ellen try so hard to take care of her mama's mama? -She tried to make up not taking good care of her mama by taking good care of her mama's mama