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Matthews, Penny. 1945-,

The Ruby stories / Penny Matthews ; with illustrations by Lucia Masciullo. - [North Sydney, N.S.W.] : Puffin Books, 2018. - 453 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. - Our Australian girl ; Ruby bk 1-4 .

Meet Ruby -- Ruby and the country cousins -- School days for Ruby -- Ruby of Kettle Farm.

It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder times. Ruby knows that lots of people are losing their jobs, but her own family life seems comfortable and secure . . . until things start falling apart. Happy-go-lucky, compassionate and loving, Ruby is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

ISBN: 9780143788683 014378868X 9780143788690 0143788698

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1929

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Depressions--Australia --1929 --Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Depressions--1929 --Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Australia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: A823.4