Synopsis
As readers join the hunt for a missing child--a member of a miniature family of people--locked in a briefcase on the back seat of an Austin Seven named Ruby, they solve clues that lead to combination that opens the briefcase and could win their own classic car.
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Review
""Colin Thompson's enigmatic artwork once again takes center stage." "Publishers Weekly "on" Falling Angels"
""W""ill afford hours of absorbing puzzlement trying to decipher the clever jokes hidden in the unbelievably detailed pictures." "Bookseller" on "Castles"
About the Author
Colin Thompson has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel "How to Live Forever" and the CBC Picture Book of the Year for "The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley." He is also the author of "The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness," The Dragons series, The Floods series, and "Free to a Good Home." He has been short-listed for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Awardthe most prestigious children's literature prize in the world."
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Ruby
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Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1994
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