Ruby Red Ambassador Book Award for American Studies (1997) With its friendly approach and

With its friendly approach and beautifully illustrated lessons

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Ruby Red Ambassador Book Award for American Studies (1997) With its friendly approach andIn Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface. Ruby can't resist the blue eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see race, colour or creedbut it seems everybody else does. This dazzling novel