Tammy Tell Me True Author:Cid Ricketts Sumner Few characters in modern fiction have left such a memorable imprint on the hearts of Americans as this lovable, unschooled shanty-boat princess whose devilish innocence, down-to-earth wisdom, startling frankness and picturesque back-country speech have endeared her to millions of readers and moviegoers. — Nowhere will you find a more enchanting h... more »eroine than Tammy Tyree of the Ellen B. What happens when this beguiling barefoot belle invades the staid campus of a small southern college is as deliciously mad and as unforgettable as Alice's journey through Wonderland.