Inside Cover Publisher: Penguin Group Copyright: 2008 Genre: Fiction Summary of story: !

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Seventeen-year-old Ruby is forced to live with her older sister, Cora, and her brother-in-law, Jamie, because her mother abandoned her. She thinks that life in their home will be terrible. Two friends, a super genius tutor, and an insane boss later, she finds out that living with he new family isn t that bad after all.

thought, but they are warm hearted, caring, family that she will come to love.

Character Analysis$ %dentify the protagonist and the antagonist of your story. &'plain why they fit the role in this story. (. )rotagonist -Ruby Cooper *"ame+ Ruby is the protagonist in this story because she tries to help everyone but herself. ,. #ntagonist -Ruby Cooper-s mother, Ruby *"ame+ Ruby Cooper *mother+ is the antagonist in this story because she abandoned her child. Further Thinking: (Must answer all 3 parts!) .hat aspects of the book can you relate to and why/ .hat larger concepts did it make you think about/ 0id you en!oy the book/ .hy or .hy not/ % can relate to how Rudy did not want to be tied to anyone. % can relate to this because % also am a very secluded person. This book made me think about child abandonment. % did en!oy this book because it kept me roped in wondering what would happen ne't.

$heme:

%First& state the theme in a complete idea' $hen& give t#o specific e(amples from the boo) of ho# that theme #as developed by the author'*

The theme is don t !udge someone before you know them. This is the theme because Ruby !udges "ate before she knows him but finds out that there is more to his story than anyone would ever guess. #nother reason that this is the theme is because Ruby !udges Cora and Jamie before she knows them but comes to find that they aren t !ust snobby rich people, like she

+ating: %on a scale of ,!"& " being the highest* !ma)e sure to label - stars .shley Sha# ,0!,8!,