Ruby on the Outside

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Rubys 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 overlookedfrom 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 Rubys condo complex, and the two immediately hit it off. Ruby thinks shes found her first true-blue friendbut can she tell Margalit the truth about her mom Maybe not. Because it turns out that Margalits 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.

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"A deeply compassionate exploration of an experience underrepresented in children's literature." * Kirkus Reviews *
"Sensitively handled and emotionally impactful, this novel is especially a must-have for libraries that serve children of incarcerated parents." * School Library Journal *

Author Bio

Nora Raleigh Baskin is the ALA Schneider Family Book Awardwinning author of Anything But Typical. She was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for her novel What Every Girl (Except Me) Knows, and has since written a number of novels for middle graders and teens, including The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah, The Summer Before Boys, and Ruby on the Outside. Nora lives with her family in Connecticut. Visit her at NoraBaskin.com.