Le Vallon rouge
by:
Sharon Creech (author)
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9782070535453 (2070535452)
Publish date: October 23rd 2002
Publisher: Gallimard Jeunesse
Pages no: 325
Edition language: French
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Academic,
School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Family,
Contemporary,
Chapter Books
RUBY HOLLER is a touching story of two orphaned twins, Dallas and Florida (named after the packing crate they were found in), who are abandoned at birth and brought up by two uncaring custodians of a group home for children. They experience only reject and abuse at the many foster homes they are pla...
I remember reading this in elementary school, and before I read the book, for some reason I thought Ruby Holler was a name XD
Children's Literature Class Read 3.5 Stars
My least favorite Sharon Creech. It had a menacing tone throughout the first part of the book (even when the "danger" has been dispelled, I couldn't shake the feeling) that I did not particularly enjoy. And I thought it lacked the depth found in her other books.