Ruthie's gift Book

I got this book for FREE! Don't you just love it when that happens? I know some people win those giveaway things but I never do so I get real excited the few times I get a free book.

It's a nice cute book that has a great tomboy girl, named Ruthie, set in WWI. There are rumors of war but that doesn't play such a major role because this is a book about a girl who is trying to find a way to be a lady in a house full of boys. I like books with siblings in them and you get a good amount of it here.

My brother always gets sympathy when people know he is the only boy in the family and this is proof that it can be hard to live with a bunch of boys. Poor Ruthie but also lucky Ruthie too-it can go either way depending on how you look at it. Ruthie thinks of it mostly as a negative.

Ruthie wants to be a lady, to have friends, and just not to feel so alone. Through a series of events Ruthie finds her place in her family (even with all the boys), gains friends (even if she is not always a lady), and grows (because that is what kids do). It's an all around sweet book that would be a great first chapter book for any little girl.