- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada (JV PB) (Mar 18 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0143012894
- ISBN-13: 978-0143012894
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,962,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Nan Larkin is 14 and has decided she's Nan no longer. It's a horrible name-so from now on, she's Ruby. Changing her name is one thing; changing her life is another. And life isn't so fun at her house. Ruby can't help clashing with her mom, who seems so distant but still wants to control every little thing Ruby does. Why can't she just let Ruby be? Just let her be free to explore, to feel independent, to understand the strange new feelings bombarding her?
Becoming Ruby, which chronicles six turbulent months in one girl's life, is a timeless coming-of-age story-and it is also utterly contemporary, thanks to the skill and sensitivity of Kathy Stinson's depiction of Ruby and her adolescence.
About the Author
Kathy Stinson is the author of more than 20 books, including Red Is Best, a picture book that won the Toronto Chapter IODE Award; One Year Commencing, a novel that was nominated for B.C.'s Red Cedar Award; King of the Castle, which was shortlisted for the 2001 Silver Birch Award; and two novels in the acclaimed Our Canadian Girl series. In 1996 she received the Bicentennial Civic Award of Merit from the City of Scarborough. She lives in Everton, Ontario, a small hamlet near Guelph, where she continues to write full time.
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A good read, Nov 1 2005
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Becoming Ruby (Paperback)
It was good and thoughtful and a little disturbing as the story has some sex parts that I don't really think kids under 14 should read as it certainly bugged me for a day. On the other hand it's nice that Ruby was so truthful and probably for most her age fought so much with her mother. It made me think and I liked it. It had a dreary sad tone the whole way through. It's a short easy read saying how most teenagers are.
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Cute and Honest, Mar 6 2005
By Meggy Berry - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Becoming Ruby (Paperback)
I've been waiting for some teen fiction that was actually honest! The book is about a girl that is about 16-17. It is her thoughts of her first boyfriend, sex, family, and everything else a girl thinks about. But it's really honest, not fake like most of the books are. I liked Ruby's personality and the way she handled living with her difficult mother. I think older teens will really love it. A word of caution, it does has sexual content.
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