Here Today

Here Today by Martin, Ann M.. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780439579452.

Newbery Honor medalist Ann M. Martins "unforgettable" (Booklist, starred) family story, now in paperback "In 1963, Ellies mother, Doris Day Dingman, was crowned the Bosetti Beauty at Mr. Bosettis supermarket, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the Dingmans began to fall apart." So begins 11-yr-old Eleanor Roosevelt Dingmans 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 become a rich and famous actress. But when that dream leads to Doriss abandonment of the family, it is Ellie who is called upon to take charge.