Description
Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes has finally found a real best friend, but the closeness comes with a heavy question: whether to reveal a secret she has carried for years—that her mother has been in prison since Ruby was five. As Ruby navigates friendship, loyalty, and the complicated pull of family, she must also confront her own anger and the ways silence can shape a child’s sense of safety and belonging. With a voice that feels intimate and emotionally precise, this novel explores themes of identity, stigma, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to tell the truth. Blending everyday school life with the deeper realities of incarceration and family separation, it offers a compassionate, character-driven story about growing up while learning what to share—and what to survive.
Available Editions
paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Jun 16, 2015
176 pages
ISBN: 9781442485037
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Details
First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Ruby on the Outside by Nora Raleigh Baskin.