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The Treasure of Way Down Deep - Hardcover

White, Ruth

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9780374380670: The Treasure of Way Down Deep
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0374380678 ISBN 13: 9780374380670
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2013

Synopsis

When Ruby Jolene Hurley sees the shadow of her dead pet goat Jethro dancing on his grave, that's the first hint that something strange is going on in Way Down Deep. Then on Halloween night, Miss Arbutus senses an evil wind blowing into town, and bad things start to happen. The coal mine shuts down, one hundred men lose their jobs, and all of Way Down feels the pinch. Ruby thinks the answer to their problems is the treasure that Archibald Ward, the town's founder, supposedly buried more than two hundred years ago. Most people say the treasure is just a myth, but Ruby is determined to prove the naysayers wrong and save the day.

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About the Author

Ruth White has written many middle grade and young adult books, including Treasure of Way Down Deep. She received the Newbery Honor Award for Belle Prater's Boy. She lives in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

The quirky crowd from Way Down Deep (2007) returns in this sweet sequel. Ruby, who mysteriously appeared as a toddler in the Appalachian town, is now 10 and still living with Miss Arbutus, who runs the boarding house. There are some new guests, including Ruby’s grandmother, who is learning to read; little Rita, who lost her mother and stays during the week; and Ruby’s teacher, the unpopular Miss Duke. Ruby loves her life, but things start turning when her pet goat dies and Miss Arbutus feels an ill wind blowing into town. Then the local mines start closing, and everyone in Way Down Deep feels the pinch—and sometimes it’s a slap. Can Ruby help save the town? Will the special button Rita gave her as a gift be part of the solution? And can the town come together when a treasure appears? This Capraesque story doesn’t hold many surprises. But readers will respond to both the story’s soft sincerity and the magical touches that provide an ending both they and the characters are longing for. Grades 4-6. --Ilene Cooper

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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0374380678
ISBN 13 
9780374380670
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
176
Rating
  • 3.74 out of 5 stars
    123 ratings by Goodreads