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Even after a year as a Dumas, Ruby still wonders at the splendor of the family's New Orleans mansion, and rejoices in the love of the father she had never known. But true happiness in her new home is as elusive as d swamp mist. Ruby must carefully avoid a venomous enemy: her stepmother, Daphne, who cringes and sneers at her backwater upbringing. And Ruby's every effort to befriend her twin sister, Gisselle -- especially since Gisselle's crippling accident -- is answered with bitterness and vicious backstabbing.
So idyllic Greenwood -- the exclusive girls' boarding school that her father has chosen for his daughters' senior year -- seems to promise some peace from the conniving Daphne, and maybe even a fresh start with Gisselle. But Ruby's kind isn't welcome at Greenwood, and the legendarily strict headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood, plots with her stepmother to make her life miserable. Meanwhile, Gisselle is on a mission to break every school rule, leaving Ruby to suffer the humiliating punishments. But Ruby doesn't lose hope -- until a terrible tragedy leaves her alone in a world that never really wanted her. Ruby will have to summon every last ounce of her Cajun strength to reclaim her home, her future, and the happiness she once knew....
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The rap, rap, rapping of a woodpecker woke me out of a restless sleep. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay, but......,
By Sarah-Dawne (Smithville, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pearl in the Mist (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was alright, but there were WAY too many inconsistencies within it and that in itself was irritating. For example, was the boy's school Rosewood or Rosedown? Was the headmistresses' name Ms. Ironwood or Ms. Ironside? Was the Jacqueline girl in their dorm nicknamed Jackie, Jacky or Jacki? Deborah Stewart, the stuck up student council girl and Susan Peck, the girl with the "hot" brother Jonathan became a hybrid "Deborah Peck" at Ruby's trial.It's poor editing like this that bring the entire story down a notch. 3/5.
2.0 out of 5 stars
BORING! *Spoilers*,
By A Customer
This review is from: Pearl in the Mist (Mass Market Paperback)
I didn't like this book it was to slow and was ridiculous [example:Gissle walking but not lifting a finger!]this book is so stupid!I only liked Ruby,Miss Stevens,Abby and the blind Guy which is why I gave it 2 stars , I'll give All That Glitters a shot because Ruby was so great!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Trouble at School,
By "eliza19922001" (Davenport, IA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pearl in the Mist (Mass Market Paperback)
I could relate to what Ruby went through while she was at boarding school. During my last year in college I had problems with my peers. Without taking my side of the story into consideration, the dean of students booted me out of the residence halls. He said I should just "bag it" if I was upset with anybody at all. He even said that nobody would want to be friends with me if I couldn't control my emotions. It's hard for anybody to control how he or she feels if he or she is being disliked without a just cause. I didn't deserve to be snubbed at all. This novel was the very first VC Andrews book I read. Ever since I could relate to the feeling of Ruby and the main characters of the novels I have been attached to the VC novels.
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