Ellen Foster - Summer 2010 - Genre: Women's Lives

Genre #9 -- Women's Lives
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
read 6/29/2010

The first word that comes to my mind about this books is "delightful". Though I'm not sure how Gibbons manages to write a book about an orphan girl who gets tossed from one cruddy family member to the next, yet still leave me with the word "delightful" after reading it. The first-person narrating is expertly and realistically done, and you can't help being drawn in by Ellen's story. Ellen's is a story of suffering, yet her attitude is one of victory. I challenge you to read this book and not fall in love with Ellen.

This book was part of my 2010 summer reading program.

Library Summer Reading Program 2010

I first began participating in my library's summer reading program in 2010. That was actually my most "prolific" year to date. (It was before I had kids; need I say more?)

I really enjoyed the format of the 2010 summer reading program. The library selected 15 genres, dividing them into 5 groups. So, each little group had 3 genres. The goal was to choose 1 of the 3 genres in each of those 5 groups (thus, reading 5 books by the end of the summer). Well, since I've always been an over-achiever, I decided I wanted to read all 15 genres. It was such fun! The library gave recommendations of books and authors in each of the genres.

I originally posted my reviews on Facebook, but now that I have a blog, I'll also post them here.

Here are the 15 genres:
Fantasy (I actually read 2 for this one)
Historical
Horror
Literary
Mystery
Adventure
Thriller
Gentle Reads
Women's Lives
Suspense
Romance
Sci Fi
Western
Inspirational
Crime

Hope you enjoy the reviews! What's your favorite genre to read?