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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

by Sonya Sones

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Publisher Comments:

My name is Ruby.
This book is about me.

It tells the deeply hideous story
of what happens when my mother dies
and I'm dragged three thousand miles away
from my gorgeous boyfriend, Ray,
to live in L.A. with my father,
who I've never even met
because he's such a scumbag that he
divorced my mom before I was born.
The only way I've ever even seen him
is in the movies,
since he's this megafamous actor
who's been way too busy
trying to win Oscars
to even visit me once in fifteen years.
Everyone loves my father.
Everyone but me.

Review:

"A winning portrayal of a teenage girl's loves and losses." Publishers Weekly

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"Ruby's voice is pitch-perfect." Bookpage

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"Readers will cry as easily as they laugh at Ruby's frank observations of life in, as she calls it, Hellywood, even if they do not have teachers named Feather who make them keep a dream journal." VOYA

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"YAs will love this book — for the emotional storms, for the details of life among the rich and famous, and for the basic character of Ruby — smart, responsible, resilient." KLIATT

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"Ruby's story is gripping, enjoyable, and memorable." School Library Journal

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"Ruby's eventual adjustment and her rapprochement with her father...will come as no surprise to readers but, hey — this is Hollywood after all, and sometimes a happy ending is exactly what we need." Kirkus Reviews

Synopsis:

After her mother's death, Ruby moves to Los Angeles to live with her father, actor Whip Logan, whom she's never met. Ruby hates her new glamorous life, but a tragic incident helps Ruby and Whip be honest with each other. Written in free verse poems.
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About the Author

Sonya Sones is the author of Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy; One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies; and What My Mother Doesn't Know, the first book about Sophie and Robin. Among the honors Sonya's novels have received are the Christopher Award, the Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry, and the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award, as well as several state awards voted on by teens. Sonya lives near the beach in California, but she grew up not far from where Sophie and Robin live.
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paralizebeauty, April 3, 2008 (view all comments by paralizebeauty)
i thought it was really good!!! i thought it ended though too quickly, its a shame, i wouldve loved to read more!
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garimaw_psit, December 12, 2007 (view all comments by garimaw_psit)
its touching .the author is successful in Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels .feeling happy after investing my time on it...
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oxlyssi424xo, November 28, 2007 (view all comments by oxlyssi424xo)
this is absolutely a fabulous book to read if your a teen girl going through some hard times.
it's inspirational and deals with so many different issues that kids go through almost on a daily basis.
i've read it 3 or 4 times now.
and everytime i laugh cry and cheer for the characters in this book.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781416907886
Author:
Sones, Sonya
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - Adolescence
Subject:
Social Situations - Death & Dying
Subject:
Family - Parents
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Poetry
Subject:
Fathers and daughters
Subject:
Grief
Subject:
Social Issues - Death & Dying
Subject:
Actors
Subject:
Los angeles (calif.)
Subject:
Homosexuality
Copyright:
2005
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
268
Dimensions:
7.06x5.06x.76 in. .44 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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