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When Desperation Cries

...When Ruthie was ten she found a job which was a Godsent in the middle of the great Depression.Ruthie was happy and saving the money she made hoping to go to college one day.But everything change when Ruthie's aunt and uncle reluctantly agreed to allow her employer to borrow Ruthie for a "couple of weeks" to help her moved into her new home in another city. We all thought that slavery ended after the Civil War, but not for Ruthie.She would be gone for years,struggling to survive amid the foulest treatment and cruelest brainwashing.

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Product Details:
Author: Erin Cummings
Paperback: 242 pages
Publisher: Media Creations, Incorporated
Publication Date: August 15, 2003
Language: English
ISBN: 1932047018
Package Length: 9.2 inches
Package Width: 6.04 inches
Package Height: 0.69 inches
Package Weight: 0.89 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 2 reviews
 
 

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5Wonderful and engrossing.  Feb 08, 2004
I didn't know what to think when I got a copy of this book, but once I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. The trials of Ruthie and the way she overcomes them is inspiring. The fact that this book is based on a true story reminds us of how far things have come in the last 70 years. This is a must read for anyone wanting to get a look at life in the South during the first half of the 20th century, especially from the perspective of a young African-American girl.

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5Damn this is GOOD!!!  Jun 04, 2003
i love this book it was compelling it grapped me from the first chapter! i love the part about the well.the other thing that got me was the chicken and how the author has a unique way of displaying symbolism throughout the whole book. I mean the book had everything in it, from humor to times i had to stop reading because it made me cry. i have a whole new outlook on life thanks to this book i appreciate life more. The author is new fresh and EXCITING!! Plus the best part was that it was an easy read i recommend everyone to read this book at least once. you will be very GLAD you did!!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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