num_pages: 336
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 become a rich and famous actress. But when that dream leads to Doris's abandonment of the family, it is Ellie who is called upon to take charge.
language: English
title: Here Today
titlecomplete: Here Today
genres: Family, Fiction, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, New York, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 1472
places: New York City, New York, New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks