![]() ![]() The first person narration and teenage language utilized in this novel make the story more realistic and relatable to young adults. The first page of this free verse novel immediately grabs the attention of the readers because the reader wants to know what is going to happen to the main character, who is about to live with her estranged father for the first time. As time passes, Ruby eventually learns the truth, which improves her relationship with her father. As a typical angry teenager, Ruby persistently brushes off her father’s attempts of establishing a relationship with her and continues to long for her past life in Massachusetts by sending constant emails to her best friend, boyfriend, and dead mother. To cope with the loss of her mother, Ruby projects her grief as anger toward her father, who divorced her mother before she was born. ISBN 978-1-4424-9383-4Īfter her mother’s death, Ruby, a 15 year old teenage girl, is forced to live with her estranged father, a famous movie star who lives 3,000 miles away from her home, friends, and boyfriend. One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies. ![]()
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