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| Plot Summary of Ruby |
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"Ruby has grown up in the bayou with her healer grandmother, and dream of becoming an artist. Upon the death of her grandmother, Ruby runs away to New Orleans to meet her estranged father, and the twin sister she never knew she had. Although she is welcomed lovingly by her father, Ruby's sister and stepmother make life miserable for her. An added element of jealousy arises as Ruby falls in love with her sister's boyfriend. "
Steph, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Step Parent(s)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story:
- high school
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- Momma gone
Loving/sexing?
- guy chasing
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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