One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies (2004
) is a novel in verse by Sonya Sones
. It is a young adult novel that tells the story of Ruby Milliken who is forced to go live with her famous movie star
father, Whip Logan, in Los Angeles
when her mother dies. Ruby is taken away from her aunt, her best friend Lizzie, her boyfriend Ray and Boston
, all of which she loves, and is forced to cope in the fake and artificial world of Hollywood. The novel is told mostly in blank verse
with periodic interruptions of emails and letters Ruby exchanges with her friends.
2004 in literature
The year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Canada Reads selects Guy Vanderhaeghe's The Last Crossing to be read across the nation....
) is a novel in verse by Sonya Sones
Sonya Sones
Sonya Sones is an American poet and author. She has written four young adult novels in verse, as well as a novel in verse for adults and a picture book.-Biography:...
. It is a young adult novel that tells the story of Ruby Milliken who is forced to go live with her famous movie star
Movie star
A movie star is a celebrity who is well-known, or famous, for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. The term may also apply to an actor or actress who is recognized as a marketable commodity and whose name is used to promote a movie in trailers and posters...
father, Whip Logan, in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
when her mother dies. Ruby is taken away from her aunt, her best friend Lizzie, her boyfriend Ray and Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, all of which she loves, and is forced to cope in the fake and artificial world of Hollywood. The novel is told mostly in blank verse
Blank verse
Blank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It has been described as "probably the most common and influential form that English poetry has taken since the sixteenth century" and Paul Fussell has claimed that "about three-quarters of all English poetry is in blank verse."The first...
with periodic interruptions of emails and letters Ruby exchanges with her friends.
External links
- The author's official website http://www.sonyasones.com/