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What happened to Ruthy Ramirez  Cover Image Book Book

What happened to Ruthy Ramirez / Claire Jiménez.

Jimenez, Claire, (author.).

Summary:

"The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen year old middle child Ruthy disappeared after track practice without a trace, it left the family scarred and scrambling. One night, twelve years later, oldest sister Jessica spots a woman on her TV screen in Catfight, a raunchy reality show. She rushes to tell her younger sister, Nina: This woman's hair is dyed red, and she calls herself Ruby, but the beauty mark under her left eye is instantly recognizable. Could it be Ruthy, after all this time? The years since Ruthy's disappearance haven't been easy on the Ramirez family. It's 2008, and their mother, Dolores, still struggles with the loss, Jessica juggles a newborn baby with her hospital job, and Nina, after four successful years at college, has returned home to medical school rejections and is forced to work in the mall folding tiny bedazzled thongs at the lingerie store. After seeing maybe Ruthy on their screen, Jessica and Nina hatch a plan to drive to where the show is filmed in search of their long lost sister. When Dolores catches wind of their scheme, she insists on joining, along with her pot-stirring holy roller best friend, Irene. What follows is a family road trip and reckoning that will force the Ramirez women to finally face the past and look toward a future-with or without Ruthy in it."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538725962
  • ISBN: 1538725967
  • Physical Description: 228 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2023.
Subject: Missing persons > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Reality television programs > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Travel > Fiction.
Puerto Rican families > Fiction.
Generations > Fiction.
Violence > Fiction.
Puerto Ricans > New York (State) > New York > Fiction.
Race > Fiction.
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 19 of 20 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Camden County Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach FIC JIMENEZ (Text) 31320003909707 Adult Fiction Available -
Camden County Library District - Sunrise Beach FIC JIMENEZ (Text) 31320003909699 Adult Fiction Available -

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