One of Those Hideous Books Where
the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
All I Can Say Is Wow!
The sassy title tells readers right away that this book is NOT like one of
those hideous books where the mother dies, even if fifteen-year-old Rubys
mom has recently succumbed to cancer. Sonya Sones has made a
reputation for engrossing and emotionally valid verse novels with her two
previous books, Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister
Went Crazy and What My Mother Doesnt Know, and here she has the
good sense to avoid the platitudes of the tearjerker, focusing not on the
melodrama of death but on the grieving process of a feisty teen--
sometimes even with humor. Ruby has turned her grief into anger at her
father: because he divorced her mother before she was born, because she
has had to leave her best friend Lizzie and her boyfriend Ray to come to
Los Angeles to live with him, and because he is Whip Logan, a very
famous and rich movie star. She turns a cold shoulder to all his gentle and
persistent attempts to relate to her, sneers at the glamour of his Beverly
Hills mansion and famous friends, and spends most of her time writing

desperate emails to Lizzie and Ray, and her dead mother, from her Dream
Bedroom. The friendship of Max, Whips live-in assistant/personal trainer, is
some comfort, and Ruby has a harder and harder time keeping her sneer
as Whip ups the ante, from rides in his classic vintage cars, to shopping
trips for anything she wants, to weekends in Las Vegas and Catalina and a
party where Eminem is the guest of honor. But an earthquake leads to a
surprising revelation that changes everything for Ruby, in an enormously
satisfying ending. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell
Personal Review: One of Those Hideous Books Where the
Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
Have you ever thought your long lost father is a popular movie star? Either
did Ruby. Ruby is a 15 year old girl who tells her life from 1st person in a
poem format. If you love chick-flix, you will love this novel; One Of Those
Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies written by award winning author
Sonya Sones.
"I am not depressed, considering that this gigantic silver bullet with wings
is blasting me away from my whole entire life." Ruby states this on page 1,
while being very sarcastic as she is thoughout the whole book. Ruby has
to leave her Aunt, best friend, boyfriend and her past to reunit with her
father.
One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies is an amazing book
that keeps your mind thinking. Ruby has many struggles as many
teenagers do, but her main struggle is with er father. Ruby is moving to
Los Angeles, California to live with her movie star dad that divorced her
mother when she was a baby. Rubys mother died after her father left and
was put in the hands of her aunt. Ruby has not seen her father for 15
years except on the movie screen. I think it would be very crazy to reunit
with your movie star dad that you have not seen for 15 years. I also think it
would be overwhelming with all the cameras around you all the time and
not having any private time. It would also be very difficult to leave your past
behind and start a new life with pretty much a stranger. Will Ruby pull it
through, or go back home? Go through the adventure with Ruby, and see
where it takes you.
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