Ruby Tanya

by Robert Swindells

Book Overview

This is a contemporary tale about two friends--one of whom, Asra, is an asylum seeker from an unnamed Eastern European country. The other, Ruby Tanya, is the daughter of a local man who is campaigning against the presence of asylum seekers in his community. During a dramatic explosion at the girls' school, a young teacher is killed. The asylum seekers at the local camp are blamed, and local people begin to argue that they should be deported. A branch...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440863988
• ISBN13: 9780440863984
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12