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y separately published work icon School Days for Ruby single work   children's fiction   children's  
Is part of Ruby Penny Matthews , 2012 series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 School Days for Ruby
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'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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    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2013 .
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      • Published 26 June 2013
      ISBN: 9780143307440 (paperback)
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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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