Meet Ruby and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change.
It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she gets ready for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier. But the world she knows is collapsing, and people everywhere are losing their jobs and their homes. Soon Ruby's comfortable life falls apart in ways she could never have imagined . . .
Meet Ruby and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change.
By:
Penny Matthews Illustrated by:
Lucia Masciullo Imprint: Puffin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 128mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 132g ISBN:9780143307426 ISBN 10: 0143307428 Publication Date:30 January 2013 Recommended Age: From 6 to 8 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
