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Ruby Red


No. of pages 224

Published: 2008

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In Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface.Ruby cant resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see race, colour or creed but it seems everybody else does . . .This dazzling novel will entrance teenage and adult readers alike.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Linzi Glass was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the United States as a young adult. She has published articles, and written plays, screenplays, short stories and two novels - The Year the Gypsies Came and Ruby Red. She lives in Santa Monica with her teenage daughter, Jordan.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.

Praise for The Year the Gypsies Came:

'Wonderful . . . This is a new book with an old and wise heart. It may very well have the makings of a classic' - Guardian

'Beautifully, powerfully and compellingly written . . . extraordinarily moving' - Sunday Times

'This outstanding first novel arcs beautifully to its terrible climax and is deeply moving' - Observer

'Every now and then a book comes along that's unusual, compelling and deeply absorbing yet is so tragically simple, it leaves an indelible trace on the memory. The Year the Gypsies Came is one of these' - Irish Independent

'A beautifully evoked, exquisitely written novel' - Sunday Telegraph