Synopses & Reviews
Rubyand#8217;s mom is in prison, and to tell anyone the truth is to risk true friendship in this novel from the author of andlt;iandgt;The Summer Before Boysandlt;/iandgt; that accurately and sensitively addresses a subject too often overlooked.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes is about to start middle school, and only her aunt knows her deepest, darkest, most secret secret: her mother is in prison.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Then Margalit Tipps moves into Rubyand#8217;s condo complex, and the two immediately hit it off. Ruby thinks sheand#8217;s found her first true-blue friendand#8212;but can she tell Margalit the truth about her mom? Maybe not. Because it turns out that Margalitand#8217;s family history seems closely connected to the very event that put her mother in prison, and if Ruby comes clean, she could lose everything she cares about most.
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"A deeply compassionate exploration of an experience underrepresented in children's literature."
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"Sensitively handled and emotionally impactful, this novel is especially a must-have for libraries that serve children of incarcerated parents."
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and#8220;Beautifully written from 11-year-old Rubyand#8217;s perspective, this lyrical novel explores multiple aspects of the effects of incarceration on family.and#8221;
Synopsis
Ruby s mom is in prison, and to tell anyone the truth is to risk true friendship in this novel from the author of The Summer Before Boys that accurately and sensitively addresses a subject too often overlooked.
Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes is about to start middle school, and only her aunt knows her deepest, darkest, most secret secret: her mother is in prison.
Then Margalit Tipps moves into Ruby s condo complex, and the two immediately hit it off. Ruby thinks she s found her first true-blue friend but can she tell Margalit the truth about her mom? Maybe not. Because it turns out that Margalit s family history seems closely connected to the very event that put her mother in prison, and if Ruby comes clean, she could lose everything she cares about most."
About the Author
Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Awardand#8211;winning author of andlt;iandgt;Anything But Typicalandlt;/iandgt;. She was chosen as a andlt;iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/iandgt; Flying Start for her novel andlt;iandgt;What Every Girl (Except Me) Knowsandlt;/iandgt;, and has since written a number ofandlt;iandgt; andlt;/iandgt;novels for middle graders and teens, including andlt;iandgt;The Truth About My Bat Mitzvahandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Summer Before Boysandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Runtandlt;/iandgt;. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut. Visit her at NoraBaskin.com.