![]() ![]() As the days and then weeks go by, Ruby realizes she is completely and totally on her own. At first, Ruby assumes she will be back when the money runs out or she wears out her welcome wherever she is. That is until one day, her mother is gone. As abnormal as life is, Ruby settles in to the routine of it all. But her mother uproots them constantly, moving to new houses and new schools, to outrun the creditors and bad landlords of their past. Day by day, Ruby becomes the adult in their relationship, making sure her mom has a job, a clean house, and her bills paid. “It’s just you and me, baby,” Ruby’s mom says. But when Cora turned 18, she left for college and never came back. The only consistent part of Ruby’s life was her big sister, and protector, Cora. Since her parents divorced when she was five, her mother’s life has slowly spiraled out of control. I can not wait to pass it on to her fans in my class. ![]() Ruby is my favorite Dessen character and this is perhaps her best work yet. Let’s just say- it’s a good thing I put dinner in the crockpot before I started, because once I began reading I was completely hooked. Today, after cleaning my house, I curled up on the couch with my coveted ARC of Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen. The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.Passing on the Love (of Books!) Challenge.World Literature That High School Students Actually Want to Read- Share a Story, Shape a Future 2012. ![]()
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