Ruthie's Gift by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

176 pages first pub 1998 (view editions)

fiction childrens historical emotional fast-paced
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The ideal reader for Ruthie's Gift is someone who wants a warm, swiftly moving snapshot of an ordinary family’s everyday triumphs and trials against the backdrop of sweeping historical change.

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Set in a small Indiana farming community at the start of World War I, this is the heartwarming and gently humorous story of Ruthie, an 8-year-old tomboy who develops a stronger sense of self and selflessness during a particularly dramatic year in ...

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