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Journal Summary: Love Ruby Lavender
Pages: 100-122

I have been reading the book Love Ruby Lavender; so far it has been a pleasure to read. Ruby Lavender is a young talented girl, with the writing skills of true writer, she isn't like most girls, who's only cares are for their bouncy luscious hair and what diet to go on, but Ruby is all for helping others and making the world a better place. Ruby really couldn't care less for her hair and clothes, but there is one person that ruby knows that is all this and has the skill of being sneaky and vicious…Melba Jane! It is June (in the book's time) and it is the of school concerts and plays Ruby goes to try out every year for this play and never gets it, there's always one person that's better than her Melba. She's not necessarily better but she is more likable then ruby and the fact that she's prettier, louder, and her mother is the director. Ruby does not have any plans to go to this audition, but since Melba's mother is Ruby's aunt Ruby has to go to support Melba. Meanwhile ruby lives on a farm with her mother after Miss Eula (grandmother) left for Hawaii to visit her grandson, while 3 chickens in which one has laid 3 eggs. Ruby spends every day with them but now school has started, so she can't bring them to school but this doesn't stop Ruby. Ruby decides to bring her chicken to the audition so she doesn't miss the moment when the chicks hatch. Ruby now knowing this would be a huge mistake. Ruby brings her chicken to the audition in a wagon, Ruby walks to the front of the stage and realizes she left the chicken at the top of the stairs, so she runs back, but when she comes back her chicken is gone. She had no idea where to look for her, but then a voice just seemed to scream out to her. The chicken made its way to Melba. She screamed all over the place right to one corner of the room where the paint was kept, blue paint fell right on and all over Melba, she was in utter and complete shock. Eventually the worst of the paint faded. No one believed Ruby that it was an accident especially after what Melba was telling everyone, but as always Ruby ignored her. That night Ruby decided to sleep with her chickens, just in case the chicks hatched, when Dove a (new friend) came to accompany her, Ruby was happy, Dove told her all that Melba said when all of a sudden they were under attack, someone was throwing rocks at the chickens, when they checked on them, the eggs were gone. By:Dani