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1	Soon Be Free more books like this by Lois Ruby "I ask you, why do weird things always happen to me?" Thirteen-year-old Dana Shannon is no stranger to intrigue. Not long ago she discovered a skeleton behind a wall in her family's house -- a house in Lawrence, Kansas, that was once owned by a Quaker family, the Weavers. The diary Dana found in the sealed-off room revealed that the skeleton ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.52! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Steal Away Home more books like this by Lois Ruby When twelve-year-old Dana Shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her family's old house, she's unprepared for the surprise that awaits her. A hidden room -- containing a human skeleton How did such a thing get there? And why was the tiny room sealed up? With the help of a diary found in the room, Dana learns her house was once a station on the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Shanghai Shadows more books like this by Lois Ruby After the Nazis move into Austria, the Shpann family makes plans to escape. But the only place they're able to go is occupied China. Life grows harder and harder for the family, but they always manage to take solace in one another--"that is until a mother's secret threatens to tear them apart. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Miriam's Well more books like this by Lois Ruby Fundamentalist Christian Miriam and Jewish Adam are paired to work together for an English assignment. Their religious backgrounds soon become important when Miriam is diagnosed with bone cancer and her religion forbids her from undertaking medical treatments. Because she is a minor, Miriam is forced into the hospital. Adam's father, a lawyer, ... see all copies from $1.99! SVS
5	Skin Deep more books like this by Lois Ruby Laurel's boyfriend Dan becomes a neo-Nazi skinhead and gets the attention and respect he has been denied all his life, especially when he becomes involved in a First Amendment battle. see all copies from $2.23! new only from $59.06! \| first editions
6	Journey to Jamestown more books like this by Lois Ruby Apprenticed to a barber-surgeon, Elias sets sail for a new life in the Jamestown Colony, where he discovers that he has a knack for healing. He meets Sacahocan, a Pamunkee Indian girl, who is training to be a medicine woman and dream reader. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.37! \| SVS
7	Pig-Out Inn more books like this by Lois Ruby Spending a summer helping her mother run a truckstop diner, fourteen-year-old Dovi becomes involved in a custody battle between divorced parents who both want to hold on to their young son. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	The Secret of Laurel Oaks more books like this by Lois Ruby When Lila and her family visit Laurel Oaks Plantation in Louisiana, her parents and brother scoff at the claim that the house is haunted. But secretly, Lila suspects there are ghostly presences willing to communicate with her, and her alone. One spirit eager to tell her story is Daphne, a slave girl at Laurel Oaks in the 1840s, who was blamed for ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $10.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Arriving at a place you've never left more books like this by Lois Ruby see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Two Truths in My Pocket more books like this by Lois Ruby see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	What Do You Do in more books like this by Lois Ruby Two teenagers, an unwed father and his unconventional neighbor, vie for the affection of his baby. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	This Old Man more books like this by Lois Ruby see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13	Moxie Kid more books like this by Lois Ruby It's a few weeks before the start of sixth grade. The summer has nothing going for it, and Jonathan wigget is trapped with his little brother ["the Pest"] and their baby-sitter, a sixteen-year-old "drill sergeant" named Whitney. But When Mr. Caliberti comes around the corner and bellows at Jonathan, "you look like a dad-blat fool!" the summer ... see all copies from $3.44! first editions
14	Two Truths in My Pockt more books like this by Lois Ruby see all copies from $1.99!
15	What Do You Do Quiksa more books like this by Lois Ruby see all copies from $1.99!
16	Swindletop more books like this by Lois Ruby (Read by) Based on the discovery of oil at Spindletop near Beaumont, this middle-reader story is rich in details of turn-of-the-century American, Texan, and Jewish life, race relations, and modern longings of young women for careers of adventure beyond marriage. Lois Ruby, a prolific children's author who makes her home in Wichita, Kansas, has six juvenile ... see all copies from $4.59! signed copies \| first editions
17	This Old Man =: Lao Jen more books like this by Lois Ruby A sixteen-year-old living in a group home in San Francisco examines her relationship with the two most important men in her life, one, her mother's pimp, the other, an elderly Chinese gentleman lying ill in a hospital. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18	Soon to Be Free more books like this by Lois Ruby In this sequel to "Steal Away Home, " 13-year-old Dana Shannon has a puzzle to solve. The guests at her parents' bed-and-breakfast are searching the house for a mysterious historical document linked to the Delaware Indians as well as James Weaver, a young boy whose travels on the Underground Railroad are recounted in alternating chapters. see all copies from $48.92! new only from $48.92!
19	What Do You Do in more books like this by Lois Ruby Two teenagers, an unwed father and his unconventional neighbor, vie for the affection of his baby. see all copies from $4.00! first editions

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