Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... The Rubyby Jennie Hansen
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Charlie Mae is made to keep house for her father and brothers after her mother leaves. She escapes one night to Nauvoo for a night of adventure and meets a boy and his grandmother who are very kind to her and are Mormons. She discovers that her father and brothers burned houses and shot people and she is determined to leave. When she gets a new step-mother and step-siblings, the situation becomes more intolerable than ever before. Her brother helps her to escape and she takes the ruby with her. She also discovers that her mother didn't leave, her father killed her when he was in one of his rages. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesBracelet (4) Awards
"When Charlie Mae meets Spencer, a boy her age, and his grandmother, she is astonished at their kindness. She should have guessed they were Mormons. Pa had been lying all that time when he had said that Mormons were wicked. Pa was the wicked one, he and her brothers burned houses and shot people. She didn't want to live with thieves and liars and cook their meals anymore. She would leave this place someday and find a better life, no matter what the cost. Join celebrated author Jennie Hansen in this exciting fourth and final volume of The Bracelet series, as Charlie Mae learns through her trials about forgiveness, love, and eternal families"--Cover. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNone
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |