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It is full of suspense, and wallace keeps you wondering what will happen in the main characters life. Seventeenyearold ruby thomas, newly responsible for her two young nieces after a devastating tragedy, is determined to keep her family safe in the vast, swirling world of 1920s new york city. In fact, there will be a contest at the end of the book for best. This book is currently broken down into several sections and is intended to be read sequentially. Mar 18, 20 from ruby diamond family papers, 2007037, box 1, folder 11. It was her pitching skills that kept her orphaned nieces alive into the 1920s, first to put squirrels into their soup pot, then as ruby. Most of pleasantville is served by the pleasantville union free school district, with small parts of northern.
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