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Ruth is an award-winning author of books and articles, mainly for children and young adults. She has been an attorney, editor, research analyst, ticket seller, and keypunch operator. Her 10 nonfiction books focus on history and biography, while her articles range from leeches to Einstein’s refrigerator. Blue Thread, her forthcoming historical fiction/fantasy for young adults, entwines the struggles of two teen girls across the millennia. Ruth lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, dog, and innumerable dust mites.


We meet the stuffed bear in Blue Thread when Miriam is looking for the “garment of fringes” that is destined to be hers.


I trudged down the hall and forced myself to open Danny’s door.


The air was musty and cold…. Danny’s bed, books, and toys were gone…. I opened the dresser drawers. Each was empty, except for the bottom one, which had something bundled in tissue and half hidden in the back cor...

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Published on May 29, 2012 07:00 • 1 view
Average rating: 3.86 · 225 ratings · 23 reviews · 12 distinct works
Blue Thread
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Don't Whistle In School: Th...
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The Korean War
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Calvin Coolidge
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The Mexican-American War
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How Congress Works
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Thurgood Marshall (Biography
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World War I
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James A. Garfield
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The Fall of Constantinople
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An amazing book! This graphic novel captures teen angst, the challenges of diaspora, coming of age, mystery, romance....and increased my Russian vocabulary by one word. Really, a must read.
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