Lois Ruby

Soon Be Free Lois Ruby

Publisher Marketing: "Why do weird things always happen to me?" Dana thought she had solved all the historical mysteries in her parents' house in Lawrence, Kansas. But now that her parents have turned the house into a bed-and-breakfast, Dana isn't so sure. Their first guests, the Burks, are a suspicious couple who snoop where they shouldn't, searching for a secret document linked to the Weavers, a Quaker family who lived in the house almost 150 years ago when the house was a stop on the Underground Railroad. As Dana combs the house for the hidden document, the story unfolds of thirteen-year-old James Baylor Weaver and his journey in 1857 to bring four slaves to freedom. James's travels will not only change his life but will bring about a horrible choice -- one that holds the key to the mystery Dana must solve before the Burks. Will she find the document in time? Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 01/14/2002 pg. 63 (EAN 9780689835797, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 01/14/2002 (EAN 9780689835797, Paperback) Booklist 06/01/2000 pg. 1882 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2000 pg. 1045 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) School Library Journal 08/01/2000 pg. 188 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2000 pg. 581 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Black Issues Book Review 11/01/2000 pg. 82 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Black Issues Book Review 01/01/2001 pg. 82 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 86 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 86 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 07/11/2000 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) School Library Journal 08/04/2000 (EAN 9780689832666, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Ruby, Lois Lois Ruby is a versatile and accomplished novelist who has written books for middle-graders and young adults. Among the many awards she has won are ALA Best Book for Young Adults and New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age for "Arriving at a Place You've Never Left" (1977); ALA Best Book for Young Adults, New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age for "Miriam's Well" (1994); Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies and the IRA Young Adult Choice selection for "Steal Away Home" (1995). A former young adult librarian, Ms. Ruby now spend most of her time writing and leading creative-writing workshops. She and her husband live in Albuquerque, NM, and are the parents of three grown sons.