Ruby at School

Ruby Harper has a desert island all to herself—except her “island” is a tent of leftover boards in the yard, and her shipwreck provisions are Ann’s cookies. How long can she keep her expedition secret?

On a summer afternoon, while her mother is ill and her busy father scarcely knows what she is up to, spirited Ruby has plenty of room to follow her own ideas. Inspired by The Swiss Family Robinson, she plans to spend the night in her makeshift hut, far from the family’s rules—and secretly carries out blankets and food to make the adventure convincing. But Ruby’s habit of doing exactly as she pleases has already brought worry into the household, and this escapade could be harder to hide than she thinks. Will her desert-island night go as planned?

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