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y separately published work icon Ruby of the Kettle Farm single work   children's fiction   children's   historical fiction  
Is part of Ruby Penny Matthews , 2012 series - author children's fiction (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Ruby of the Kettle Farm
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'It's 1931, and Kettle Farm is starting to feel like home, but Ruby is still desperately worried about her dad. He hasn't written for weeks, and nobody knows where he is. Will Dad ever come back to them? When nobody will give Ruby any answers, she sets out to find him herself...

'Follow Ruby on her adventure in the final of four exciting stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin Books , 2013 .
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      Extent: 132p.
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      • Published 25 September 2013
      ISBN: 9780143307457
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    y separately published work icon The Ruby Stories Penny Matthews , Melbourne : Penguin , 2018 14912590 2018 selected work children's fiction historical fiction

    'Read all four vibrant stories and share in Ruby’s adventures as she discovers happiness in a time of great hardship.

    'It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder times. Ruby knows that lots of people are losing their jobs, but her own family life seems comfortable and secure . . . until things start falling apart.

    'Happy-go-lucky, compassionate and loving, Ruby is an unforgettable Australian Girl.' (Publication summary)

         Melbourne : Penguin , 2018
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