About this title: 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 ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Date Published: 2007-03-20
ISBN-13:9780374382513ISBN:0374382514
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780374382513ISBN:0374382514
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780374382513ISBN:0374382514
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Description: New. Hardcover edition...pages are all mint and clean...dustjacket is in excellent as is the binding...fast shipping same or next business day! read more
Description: New. "Both fable and mystery, "Way Down Deep" is simply irresistible, as plucky orphan Ruby June searches for the secret of her past, deeply entwined with an entire community worthy of Dickens. Funny, sweet, and filled with the heart's own truths, this is... read more
"I have a new favorite book! This is kind of a jr. version of the feel-good Jan Karon books. It's set in the 1950's and is the story of young Ruby who was found on the court house steps when she was 2 years old and has lived with the wonderfully interesting people at the local boarding house ever since ... until the mystery of her past starts to unravel. LOVED it! This author also wrote "Little Audrey" that I just finished and liked very much, so I'll be working my way through some more of her books!"
"Ruby June, a toddler, is found outside the courthouse in the town of Way Down Deep and nobody in town can figure out how she got there. Miss Arbutus Ward agrees to raise Ruby with the help of the town. The story is wonderful - Ruby grows up with so many interesting - yet quirky boarders at the Boarding House that Miss Arbutus Ward owns. The ending was a little unusual in the fact that a book that I believe was going to be Historical Fiction, suddenly turns into a Fantasy."
"Really liked this one, too. Ruby is a strong and likeable character. The only thing I didn't like was the unbelieveable explanation for how Ruby ended up in town. I tried figuring it out throughout the book, and then to have it fantastically explained away at the end was tough to take. And then I'm not sure what this book would be considered -- fantasy or historical fiction??"
"I enjoyed this book until Miss Arbutus Ward told us about her strange out of body kidnapping. I totally would have bought it if White would have built it up more, but it seemed to come out of no where. Why even mention the panther if it has no real purpose?
Also, Grandma, and just about every ill-habit-character found new meanings to life and so easily. The town drunk, who only had a few lines, suddenly realized that he shouldn't drink his war caused problems. Rita finally speaks, Lucy finds her name, Cedar stops cussing, and I don't who else, probably everyone on some level, who knows. Oh yeah A.H. Crawdford figured out his life too!
I love books with a happy ending, but not so over the top. I recommend Violet Raines almost gets Struck by Lightning.
'I still say she looked like a bumblebee,' Cedar mumbled stubbornly. 'That maybe, but your opinion doesn't count, nor does mine. Mrs. Bevins believes her taste in clothes is impeccable, and in the long run, it's only what one thinks of oneself that matters.'"
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