Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Penguin Books (2008), 224 pages
Description
In Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface. Ruby can't resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see race, colour or creed - but it seems everybody else does. For Ruby, making some choices means letting others go, and as the darkness begins to descend, she must find a way to follow a brighter path . . . This dazzling novel will entrance teenage and adult readers alike.
User reviews
LibraryThing member HeatherLINC
"Ruby Red" was quite a page-turner and a great read.
Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2008)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2007-07
Physical description
224 p.; 5.08 inches
ISBN
0141320931 / 9780141320939