When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he’s got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn’t easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can’t complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends.

Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian—the foster brother he hasn’t seen in five years. Adam is ecstatic to be reunited. At first, Julian seems like the boy he once knew. He’s still kindhearted. He still writes stories and loves picture books meant for little kids. But as they spend more time together, Adam realizes that Julian is keeping secrets, like where he hides during the middle of the day, and what’s really going on inside his house.

Adam is determined to help him, but his involvement could cost both boys their lives…

Ruby Holler is a heartwarming adventure about finding family and a home when you least expect it. This delightful novel by Sharon Creech, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, captures the imaginations of readers of all ages.

Dallas and Florida, known as the "trouble twins," have spent their short thirteen years moving between countless foster homes, only to return to their dreary orphanage, Boxton Creek Home. Run by the greedy and strict Trepids, Boxton Creek seems impossible to escape.

When Mr. Trepid informs the twins that they’ll be helping old Tiller and Sairy Morey go on separate adventures, Dallas and Florida are suspicious. As they adjust to the natural beauty of the outdoors and help the Tillers prepare for their adventures, they foil a robbery and embark on a journey that leads them home to Ruby Holler.

This novel is a wonderful, magical story that combines quirky action and adventure with themes of family, loyalty, and learning to belong.