One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies (Paperback)

from laruby

Fifteen year old, Ruby, is sent by her aunt to live with her absent movie star father after her mother dies. A novel in verse, this book moves readers through the sadness and loss of Ruby losing her mother as well as the anger and bitterness Ruby feels toward her long absent father. Readers will ...

from kimneher

4Q, 4P. I have to admit that I was very skeptical when I picked this book up. It looked fluffy, not very interesting, and I worried that it would be hard to connect with the main character through the poetic format. I was wrong. After just a few pages, readers will find themselves drawn into Ruby...

from MeriJenBen

Ruby grew up knowing her father was movie star Whip Logan . However, she's never met him, talked to him or had anything to do with him. And now, following the death of her mom, she has to go live with him in Los Angeles. Leaving behind Boston, her best friend, her boyfriend and her mom's grave is...

from

I like these books a bunch, I need to find more. ahhh This one was funny. Made me lol a couple times. Which is goodstuff. A little weird reading all these actor names as characters in the book and knowing the main characters father isn't an actor in the real world. But that's fine. Still goodstuff.

from stephxsu

After reading this book, you will want to rush to the library to get your hands on every novel-in-verse you can find, even if you didn't used to like poetry. But of course, you will be let down, because no other novel-in-verse can really compare to this one. Reading the title, I had expected some...