| "RUBY HOLLER"
Author: Sharon Creech
Interest Level: Middle Grades (4-8)
ATOS Reading Level: 4.3
AR Points: 6.0
Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12
Publisher: HarperCollins/Harper Trophy
Book Type: Paperback
Pages: 336
Book Description:
"Trouble twins" Dallas and Florida are orphans who have given up believing there is such a thing as a loving home. Tiller and Sairy are an eccentric older couple who live in the beautiful, mysterious Ruby Holler, but they're restless for one more big adventure. When they invite the twins to join them on their journeys, they first must all stay together in the Holler, and the magic of the place takes over. Two pairs of lives grow closer, and are changed forever.
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Book Reviews:
School Library Journal (Starred Review): "Lively and descriptive with an authentic rural ambience. This entertaining read from a first-rate author will not disappoint Creech's many fans."
Publishers Weekly: "Cushman has an almost unrivaled ability to build atmosphere, and her evocation of a medieval village is supremely colorful and pungent."
Kirkus Reviews: "An altogether engaging outing."
Book Awards:
UK: Carnegie Medal 2002
USA: Book Sense, Pick
USA: School Library Journal, Best Book
USA: New York Public Library, One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing
USA: California - Young Reader Medal
USA: Indiana - Young Hoosier Book Award
USA: Tennessee - Volunteer State Book Award
About the Author:
Sharon Creech is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons. Her other novels include The Wanderer, a Newbery Honor Book, Bloomability, Absolutely Normal Chaos, Chasing Redbird, and Pleasing The Ghost. She has also written two picture books, A Fine, Fine School and Fishing In The Air. After spending eighteen years teaching and writing in Europe, Sharon Creech and her husband have returned to the United States to live. |
