Love, Ruby Lavender

A lonely summer turns adventurous as Ruby Lavender tackles new friendships and self-discovery.

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188 pages· 69,183 words· Est. 9.5 hour read· 630L

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Bookroo's summary

Nine-year-old Ruby Lavender dreads a lonely summer when her grandmother, Miss Eula, leaves for Hawaii. Left in Halleluia, Mississippi, Ruby's world turns upside down as she befriends a new ally, saves the school play, and writes letters to her beloved grandmother. Amidst these adventures, Ruby confronts her guilt over her grandfather's death. Can she find peace and joy in unexpected places? Discover the heartwarming journey of a young girl learning to embrace change and forgiveness.

From the publisher

Ruby Lavender and Miss Eula are a pretty good team, for a couple of chicken thieves. What other granddaughter-grandmother duo could successfully drive the getaway car for chickens rescued from a journey to the slaughterhouse, paint a whole house shocking pink, and operate their own personal secret-letter post office? So, when Miss Eula leaves for Hawaii to visit her new grandbaby, Ruby is sure that she will have a lonely, empty, horrible summer in boring old Halleluia, Mississippi. What happens instead? She makes a new friend, saves the school play, writes plenty of letters to her favorite (and only) grandmother . . . and finally learns to stop blaming herself for her grandfather’s death. Not too bad, for a nine-year-old.

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