# Ruby - Paperback

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by **Francesca Lia Block** (Author)

**"\[A\] mesmerizing alchemy of fairy-tale fantasy and Hollywood glitz. . . about an L.A. nanny who uses magic to land the hunk of her dreams." --People**

**From the beloved author of _Necklace of Kisses_ comes a modern-day fairy tale of a willful and intuitive heroine and a world of shocking realism and transcendent magic**

Francesca Lia Block, with co-writer Carmen Staton, introduces readers to Ruby, a Midwestern girl named for the jewel that is believed to ward off evil spirits. Ruby's special gift is a sixth sense that makes her at one with nature and gives her the ability to know her own destiny.

After growing up in an abusive family, Ruby escapes to Los Angeles and learns of her soulmate -- Orion -- a British actor. She travels to England, where she works at a potions and herbs shop, and through a series of coincidental circumstances, ends up nursing Orion back to health without confessing that she has been on a quest to find him all along. But just when she thinks her dream is becoming a reality, Ruby is stopped in her tracks by the violent demons of her past. Only by facing the darkness together can she and Orion finally fulfill their destiny.

In _Ruby_, readers will find a story about the power of our minds to overcome the past and ultimately change the course of our lives.

  

### Back Jacket

From the beloved author of _Necklace of Kisses_ comes a modern-day fairy tale of a willful and intuitive heroine and a world of shocking realism and transcendent magic.

Francesca Lia Block, this time with co-writer Carmen Staton, introduces readers to Ruby, a Midwestern girl named for the jewel that is believed to ward off evil spirits. Ruby's special gift is a sixth sense that makes her at one with nature and gives her the ability to know her own destiny.

After growing up in an abusive family, Ruby escapes to Los Angeles and learns of her soulmate -- Orion -- a British actor. She travels to England, where she works at a potions and herbs shop, and through a series of coincidental circumstances, ends up nursing Orion back to health without confessing that she has been on a quest to find him all along. But just when she thinks her dream is becoming a reality, Ruby is stopped in her tracks by the violent demons of her past. Only by facing the darkness together can she and Orion finally fulfill their destiny.

As with _Necklace of Kisses_, Block, here with Staton, breaks the mold. In _Ruby_, readers will find a story about the power of our minds to overcome the past and ultimately change the course of our lives.

**Number of Pages:** 224

**Dimensions:** 0.53 x 8 x 5.32 IN

**Publication Date:** July 03, 2007

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Ruby: A Novel

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 5

**Point Value:** 6

## Details

- **Price:** 15.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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