Ruby and her husband live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. An ex-librarian, Ruby now writes full-time, in addition to speaking to bookish groups, presenting at writing workshops, and touting literacy and the joys of nourishing, thought-provoking reading in schools across the country. Rebel Spirits Lois Ruby 46 Hardcover 21 offers from 1.35 Product details Publisher : Point of Scholalistic, Inc (January 1, 2013) Language : English Paperback : 292 pages ISBN-10 : 0545552826 ISBN-13 : 978-0545552820 Item Weight : 6. Her fiction runs the gamut from contemporary to historical and from realistic to paranormal.
Booklist About the Author Lois Ruby is the author of 18 books for middle graders and teens, including Steal Away Home, Miriams Well, The Secret of Laurel Oaks, Rebel Spirits, Skin Deep, and The Doll Graveyard. Review Quotes Brave, determined, and hopeful. She is a long way from Austria, but she will do whatever it takes to survive. Each day, the city grows more dangerous, and Ilse must lie, cheat, and steal in order for her family to eat. When the Japanese occupy the city, Ilse and her brother begin working in an underground resistance cell. In Shanghais shadows she finds the adventure of a lifetime.
Their lodgings are cramped, money is tight, and Ilses father cannot find work-but Ilse is enchanted by the citys international flavor. The United States refuses to take them, so they proceed to China and make a new home in steamy, mysterious Shanghai. But when Hitler annexes their country, the family flees, boarding a packed freighter and sailing around the world in search of a safe harbor. IN MEMORY OF ROGER JAY RUBY FOR HIS UNDYING SUPPORT CONTENTS TITLE PAGE DEDICATION CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER. Book Synopsis A young girl fleeing Hitler takes refuge in Shanghai, where she learns that she must fight to survive Throughout tomboy Ilses childhood, her mother has tried to force her to behave like a proper Austrian lady.
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