TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matthews,Penny
AU  - Masciullo,Lucia
AU  - Matthews,Penny
AU  - Matthews,Penny
AU  - Matthews,Penny
AU  - Matthews,Penny
TI  - The Ruby stories
T2  - Our Australian girl
SN  - 9780143788683
U1  - A823.4 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - [North Sydney, N.S.W.]
PB  - Puffin Books
KW  - Girls
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Children's stories
KW  - fast
KW  - Depressions
KW  - Families
KW  - 1929
KW  - Australia
KW  - Fiction
KW  - South Australia
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Juvenile works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "4 books in one" -- cover; "What happened next for Ruby? Read the bonus chapter to find out" -- back cover; Meet Ruby -- Ruby and the country cousins -- School days for Ruby -- Ruby of Kettle Farm; For primary shcool age
N2  - It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder times. Ruby knows that lots of people are losing their jobs, but her own family life seems comfortable and secure . . . until things start falling apart. Happy-go-lucky, compassionate and loving, Ruby is an unforgettable Australian Girl
ER  -