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Gr 4–6—The touching, emotionally complex story of Ruby Danes, an 11-year-old with a big secret. For the past six years, Ruby has lived with her aunt because her mother has been in prison. Thus far, Ruby has kept her secret close, thereby developing an overwhelming self-consciousness to avoid sharing her true self. But now she finds herself forming a new friendship with her neighbor Margalit, and Ruby struggles to negotiate the powerful feelings o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Young Ruby longs for her mother; she's been in prison since Ruby was five. A new friend's older brother died years ago; incre...Log In or Sign Up to Read More