Ruby on the Outside
Ruby on the Outside
Paperback – June 14, 2016
by Nora Raleigh Baskin (Author)
Ruby’s mom is in prison, and to tell anyone the truth is to risk true friendship in this novel that accurately and sensitively addresses a subject too often overlooked—from the author of The Summer Before Boys.
Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes is about to start middle school, and only her aunt knows her deepest, darkest, 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.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint Edition (June 14, 2016)
Language: English
Paperback: 176 pages
ISBN-10: 1442485043
ISBN-13: 978-1442485044
Reading Age: 8 - 12 years
Lexile Measure: 720L
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Item Weight: 4 ounces
Dimensions: 5.13 x 0.5 x 7.63 inches
