Way Down Deep
White, Ruth
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BOOK SUMMARY
Although Ruby seemed to just appear out of thin air on the steps of the courthouse on the first day of summer in 1944, no one in Way Down Deep, West Virginia, ever worried too much about where the toddler came from. They figured that if Rubys people were
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Although Ruby seemed to just appear out of thin air on the steps of the courthouse on the first day of summer in 1944, no one in Way Down Deep, West Virginia, ever worried too much about where the toddler came from. They figured that if Ruby’s people were dumb enough to lose something as valuable as a child, then that was their problem. So even though Ruby can’t help but wonder where she came from, she has led a joyful and carefree life in Way Down Deep, loved and watched over by Miss Arbutus – proprietor of The Roost, the local boardinghouse – the residents of The Roost, and the rest of the town. But when Ruby is twelve, a new family moves to Way Down Deep, and they inadvertently provide enough clues about Ruby’s past that she is able to find her own people. Ruby travels from Way Down Deep to the top of Yonder Mountain to learn who she really is – only to find that she is bound to Way Down Deep by something even stronger than family ties: love.
With a touch of fairy-tale magic and a lot of heart, Ruth White explores just what it is that makes a place truly home.
AUTHOR BIO
RUTH WHITE is the author of many award-winning books for children and young adults, including the Newbery Honor Book Belle Praters Boy and its sequel, The Search for Belle Prater. She lives in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.
BOOK EXCERPTS
From Way Down Deep
When Miss Arbutus and Ruby grew weary, Ruby would go to her cozy room, which Miss Arbutus had decorated for her in ruffled yellow and white, with purple pansies embroidered on her curtains and pillow shams.
Before turning out the light, Ruby always stood before the window and gazed at the hills against the night sky. Though she could not remember her parents, she thought of them, and wished them health and happiness.
And dont forget me, she always added. Woo-bee is right here waiting for you.
Then Ruby climbed into bed. The pansy curtains fluttered in the mountain breeze as her eyes closed. Sometimes she woke up in the wee hours of the morning to find a lady in her room, sitting very still in an armchair by the window. At such times a hazy memory floated to the surface of Rubys mind a memory of being held and rocked beside a window, through which she could see snow falling.
If Ruby sat up in bed, or said anything, the woman disappeared into the shadows. So she learned that if she was to keep this lady, who was surely her mother, then she must not move or speak. She would drift off to sleep again, and the morning daylight revealed nobody in the chair.
BOOK REVIEWS
"You easily fall in love with the little town of Way Down Deep." --A YALSA YA Galley Teen ReaderĀ "This book hasĀ a great plot. I love the small hometown-feeling of the story and all of the characters . . . this book was great!" --A YALSA YA Galley Teen ReaderĀ "This is one of my favorite books --I felt like I was really in Way Down Deep.." --A YALSA YA Galley Teen Reader
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0374382514
ISBN(13-digit): 9780374382513
Dewey Decimal: [Fic]
Library of Congress: 2006046324
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 197
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