Ruby Red

"But Charlotte had been carefully prepared to find her way around in the past from the time she should have been rocking dolls in her elegant arms. She’d never had time to play or make friends, go shopping, go to the cinema, or date boys. Instead she’d been taught dancing, fencing, and riding, foreign languages, and history. And since last year she’d been going out every Wednesday afternoon with Lady Arista and Aunt Glenda, and they didn’t come home until late in the evening. They called it an introduction to the mysteries. But no one—especially not Charlotte—would say what kind of mysteries."

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era!

Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.

Kerstin Gier
Translated from the German by Anthea Bell

Henry Holt and Co., May 2011
Grade Range: 7 and up, Age Range: 12 and up
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9252-3, ISBN10: 0-8050-9252-8,
Young Adult Fiction, 5 x 8-1/4 inches, 336 pages,

Review

Have you ever imagined yourself traveling through time? Traveling back a few month, years or to an era long before your grandparents were born .... or before that? It could be a good thing or not.

This is the kind of book I loved to read as a child and young teen (okay, I enjoy books like this even now). There is a mysterious secret society, a little romance and it's just down right fun. Gwyneth is a bright young woman with a rather eccentric family, but she has led a relatively normal life until suddenly she is taking leaps into the past.

If you are looking for a gift, or know a young teen who loves to read, this would be a great book to give. Heck, pick up a copy for yourself and indulge your inner child. I definitely recommend.

You can read an excerpt from Ruby Red HERE. You can purchase Ruby Red HERE.

If you had the ability to travel any where in time, where would you go?

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not compensated for my review, all opinions are my own.