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Ruth Sims

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April 24, 1939

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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

I don't think anyone ever actually sees these posts, but just in case...

I have posted a free short-short story at http://www.goodreads.com/story/list/2...

It's either a late Christmas story or an early Christmas story, depending on your viewpoint, but it's fun. I hope if anyone reads it they enjoy it. read more »

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Books by Ruth Sims

Average rating: 4.02 · 443 ratings · 141 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Counterpoint: Dylan's Story 4.37 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Phoenix 3.89 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tom or An Improbable Tail 3.27 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Song on the Sand 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Lawyer, The Ghost And The Cursed Chair 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Legend of the Mountain Ash 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Mr. Newby`s Revenge 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Burma Girl 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Quarterback's Secret by Ruth Sims (Goodreads Author), R. J. Hamilton 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Quarterback's Secret by Ruth Sims (Goodreads Author), R.J. Hamilton (Goodreads Author), Steve Berman (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:

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The Imperfect Christmas Gift (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: OK, it's 3 months late. Or 9 months early. Your choice. It's all I had that was free, and it first appeared in the Speak Its Name Advent Calendar last year. Enjoy.

Ruth is Currently Reading

Ruth Sims is currently reading:

Fixin' Things: A Novel of Women at Gettysburg

by Peggy Ullman Bell (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 15, 2010 03:48pm

Ruth Sims gave

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Young Joan

by Barbara Dana

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Ruth Sims said: "Joan of Arc has always fascinated me. It was an odd coincidence that I saw the DVD of the silent movie The Passion of St. Joan -- the best Joan film ever -- just a few days before finding Young Joan in the YA section of the library.

Joan's brief time...more "

Aug 18, 2010 11:03am · see review

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Ruth Sims gave to: The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Josh Lanyon never disappoints a reader. I bought it partly because I've always liked Josh's writing and partly because the title is irresistable. It's bad enough to be, like Perry, a young man who's painfully shy, bad enough to have just had a hopefu...more
May 24, 2012 04:13pm · see review
Ruth Sims gave to: Soul Food: Classic Cuisine from the Deep South by Sheila Ferguson read in January, 2011	My rating:
I have many cookbooks but this is one of my favorites. It's a fun book to have even if you don't cook because the author has put in many family pictures with accompanying family stories...and what is family cooking all about except family? I'm not Af...more
May 18, 2012 11:12pm · see review
Ruth Sims gave to: St. Brodag's Isle by Andy Walsh	My rating:
A book worth looking up if you like tongue-in-cheek British humor. The writing is crisp, the plot typically implausible and very funny. The negatives have nothing to do with the writing or the story, but with the publication itself. I think it's self...more
May 18, 2012 02:11pm · see review
Ruth Sims is now following Luiz Rens's reviews
Apr 29, 2012 08:07pm
Ruth Sims made a comment on her review of The Charioteer "Donna wrote: "You are not the only one seeing shades of Star Trek on the cover of this edition. I'm seeing a young Vulcan, though. I can't help laughi...more "
Apr 16, 2012 01:53pm · see review
Ruth Sims made a comment on Booked's review of Song on the Sand "Thank you, BlackTulip. It's a lovely review and you completely captured both the character and the heart of the story! Ruth "
Apr 01, 2012 07:24pm · see review
Ruth Sims liked Booked's review of Song on the Sand: " Written by BlackTulip for Booked Up Long or short, historical or contemporary Ruth Sims will always find a way to touch your heart with her stories. Tony is an old embittered artist who is forced to reflect upon himself and then will have a last cha... " Read more of this review »
Apr 01, 2012 07:22pm · see review
Ruth Sims liked Andune's review of Counterpoint: " Dylan’s Counterpoint is a magnificent story of love, loss, struggle and music. The trials and tribulations that Dylan and Geoffrey survive, each going through their own devastating pain and growth, are heart wrenching. As a composer I definitely f... " Read more of this review »
Mar 24, 2012 02:51pm · see review
Ruth Sims joined the Blogger Loving and Untreed Reads groups.
Feb 26, 2012 06:06pm · see group

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Without the sanction of God
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Which book would you like to read for June/July?

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany

8 votes, 16.0%

Counterpoint: Dylan's Story by Ruth Sims

8 votes, 16.0%

The Coming Storm by Paul Russell

7 votes, 14.0%

Spin State by Chris Moriarty

6 votes, 12.0%

I've A Feeling We're Not In Kansas Anymore: Tales from Gay Manhattan (Stonewall Inn Editions) by Ethan Mordden

4 votes, 8.0%

Slow River by Nicola Griffith

4 votes, 8.0%

America's Boy: A Memoir by Wade Rouse

3 votes, 6.0%

Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story by Paul Monette

3 votes, 6.0%

The Palisades by Tom Schabarum

3 votes, 6.0%

Finding Deaglan by George Seaton

2 votes, 4.0%

Numbers by John Rechy

1 vote, 2.0%

A Wretched Man: A Novel of Paul the Apostle by RW Holmen

1 vote, 2.0%

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