| The Field of Hum Contributor(s): Gamble, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0975247379 ISBN-13: 9780975247372 Publisher: Karuna Publishing OUR PRICE: $12.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - General |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.62 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Everyone at school thinks Ruby is a nerd. While other teenagers are texting each other, Ruby has her nose in a stuffy, old poetry book. Go figure
But when Ruby starts to have conversations with her cat, people begin to worry. Their worry changes to wonder when Ruby, through some mysterious magic, says she can save her family's farm from being ruined by the mining company. Nerdy has turned into awesome But then to everyone's amazement, Ruby announces on TV that she is now going to save the whole Shire from ruin Her cat has told her what she must do. Now she is totally cool. Even the school bully wants to be like her. And the adults notice something very different about her. What secret does she know? And what's it got to do with her cat? And what did she find in the old poetry book? And why are her farm animals behaving strangely? |
Contributor Bio(s): Gamble, Jon: - Jon wrote his first novella at the age of 12. At age 15 he won the local short story competition in his home town. He studied Arts/Law at Monash University, with honours in history. He is the author of 6 non-fiction books. The Field of Hum is his first published novel, and his first work for younger readers. He lives on a little farm with his wife and daughter, and animals, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. |