Ruby Between the Cracks: 1

We all have secrets. But at a certain point they become too big to keep. If you asked Ruby shed tell you shes happy with her life. Shes tough and independent and doesnt depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy and shes blocked a lot of it from her memory. But things arent as rosy as she would have everyone believe and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs drugs and depression but other challenges that Ruby hasnt even imagined. Winner of In The Margins Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award 2015. Awarded to relevant books for our communities that validate illuminate and humanize those living in the margins. Praise for Ruby You know its a great book when you have to keep reminding yourself that the characters are not real people. I really cared about Ruby and she gave me some bad moments. I desperately hoped her story would have a happy ending. Ruby exposes the complex and brutal relationship between mental illness poverty and abuse ... a page turner I had to finish Ruby really put me through the wringer and I actually had to put it down a few times because I needed to return to reality ... There was no chance I was going to stop reading until I knew how the story ended! ... I seriously cant wait for book two! The Between the Cracks books have been absolutely AMAZING! As soon as I started to read Ruby I just had to keep going. I wish I could forget the book Ruby and read it all over again. This book is utterly amazing I find myself having more empathy for children in these types of situations than ever before. My heart seriously yearns for them. I cant put this book down. Praise for P.D. Workman Every single one of [P.D. Workmans] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books Ive read. The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.