Winner of the Carnegie Medal

Winner of the Carnegie Medal.

Ruby Holler ... is a skilfull, pacy and entertaining heart-warmer -- Sunday Times

A book that shows how very satisfying unobtrusive craftmanship can be ... and it's fun, and it celebrates kindness and decency. -- Philip Pullman, Guardian

A magical novel ... A book full of powerful relationships -- Books Magazine

Ruby Holler is a book that would appeal to any child or adult over six. The age-old story of orphans gets a fresh and wonderful airing. This is a magical story which always manages to stay on the right side of whimsicality -- Irish Independent

An Over the Rainbow sort of story ... Dickensian in the degree of thought that has gone into the characters names -- TES Friday

Optimistic and good-humoured - with its timeless landscapes and gleeful escapades, the book summons up the ghost of Mark Twain -- Independent

Sharon Creech is the author of many prize-winning and internationally bestselling children's books, including the Smarties shortlisted, Newbery Medal winner Walk Two Moons. Her latest older fiction title, The Wanderer, was a Newbery Honor title and was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Love That Dog was a Carnegie Commended book, and Ruby Holler won the Carnegie Medal.