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'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)
Contents
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Meet Ruby,
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she gets ready for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier. But the world she knows is collapsing, and people everywhere are losing their jobs and their homes. Soon Ruby's comfortable life falls apart in ways she could never have imagined . . .Meet Ruby and join her adventure in the first of four stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change.'(Publisher's blurb)
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Ruby and the Country Cousins,
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'It's 1931, and Ruby's family has lost everything in the Great Depression. And so, leaving behind her dad, her school friends and everything she knows, Ruby must move to Kettle Farm to stay with her cousins. Everything about life in the country is new and strange, and Ruby has never felt like such an outsider. Thankfully she has her much-loved dog, Baxter, for the company - until he gets up to mischief, and everything goes horribly wrong...Meet Ruby and join her adventure in the second of four stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change.' (Publisher's blurb)
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School Days for Ruby,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Ruby is finally settling into life at her school in the country. But when a desperately poor family moves to the area no one wants to be friends with them. Ruby will have to choose sides, and she has already made an enemy at school – Doris Spinks. Will she do what she knows is right? And what does Doris know about Ruby's beloved dad?' (Publisher's blurb)
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Ruby of the Kettle Farm,
single work
children's fiction
children's
historical fiction
'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)
