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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher 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 mega-famous 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:"This winning portrayal of a teenage girl's loves and losses, written in Sones's (What My Mother Doesn't Know) signature free-verse style, opens as 15-year-old Ruby is en route from Boston to L.A. ('Hell A' as she calls it). Following her mother's untimely death (in a poem called 'Maybe You're Wondering About It,' Ruby furiously says, 'But that's just tough./ Because I'm not even going to go in/ to how she died'), Ruby leaves behind her best friend Lizzie and her boyfriend Ray, to live with a father she's never met. Whip Logan, a famous actor, seems anxious to kindle a relationship; however, when Ruby meets him, she thinks: 'I don't know whether/ to ask him for his autograph,/ kick him in the balls,/ or run.' The scene in California proves 'deeply surreal': neighbor Cameron Diaz pops over, Brad Pitt grins at her in the local bookstore, and at the high school she enrolls in 'Dream Interpretation Through the Ages.' The only person Ruby feels comfortable with is her father's live-in 'assistant/slash personal trainer,' Max, whom Ruby believes is gay. Sones gives the audience clear signals of what Ruby can't allow herself to take in. Readers will accept some melodrama because, even with a few contrivances, Ruby's voice conveys genuine emotions. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.) 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. About the AuthorBefore becoming a writer, Sonya Sones was a film editor. Her novels, Stop Pretending and What My Mother Doesn't Know, have received numerous honors, including a Christopher Award, the Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry, the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize nomination. Both books were chosen ALA Best Books for Young Adults and Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Ms. Sones says: "I grew up near Boston, but moved to L.A. in my twenties to work for a famous film director. The first time I walked through the gates of MGM, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Hollywood seemed so glamorous and exciting. But it was like living on a different planet. So when I was writing Ruby's story, I could draw on memories of my own culture shock — seeing palm trees everywhere, movie stars standing in line at the drugstore. I even got a ticket for crossing the street...just like Ruby." What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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