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Nov 08
Book Reviews Cora, Horn Book, Jamie, Library Journal, Ruby, Sarah Dessen No Comments
As always, Dessen’s characters live and breathe… sharp, clever, and honest — School Library Journal
Dessen’s tone…is invitingly non-threatening and will reward patient readers. — Kirkus Reviews
The intricacy of relationships that is Dessen’s signature shines here…[the] characters are pure pleasure to spend time with. — Horn Book
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“Ruby, where is your mother?”
Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she’s been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.
That’s how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn’t seen in ten years, and Cora’s husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking Web site around. A luxurious house, fancy private school, a new wardrobe, the promise of college and a future—it’s a dream come true. So why is Ruby such a reluctant Cinderella, wary and defensive? And why is Nate, the genial boy next door with some secrets of his own, unable to accept the help that Ruby is just learning to give?
Best-selling author Sarah Dessen explores the heart of a gutsy, complex girl dealing with unforeseen circumstances and learning to trust again.