{ARC Review} The Treasure of Way Down Deep by Ruth White

Publication date:  August 27^th, 2013

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

ISBN-13: 9780374380670

Synopsis

In 1954 Ruby Jolene Hurley turned thirteen, while blowing the candles to her cake she made the a far out wish, to find the treasure of Way Down Deep that was hidden by the towns founder in hopes of escaping the pirates he had stolen it from.

Finding the treasure could change a lot of things for Way Down Deep, its neighbors after mining sites start to close and an evil wind starts to blow on the town’s direction.

Review

The treasure of Way Down Deep by Ruth White is not your typical children’s book, it touches some a subject that a lot of children’s books try to stay away from death, in this case the death of a pet, so you as a parent should be aware of all the questions this might lead to and in my opinion it isn’t a subject you would want to leave up in the air.

I like that even if the story revolves around Ruby not everything in the story is about her, in this short book we get to know a lot of the inhabitants of Way Down Deep, be it educators, towns people, people that live in the same boarding house as Ruby and some of Ruby’s classmates.

For being such a small book I feel it not only lets us know other characters but it also handles more than one subject, such as death, the attitude of some adults, greed and how one can better oneself if one really wishes to do so.

Adults and kids can enjoy this book and even compare some of the points given here, so if you are looking for a book that will help you interact with your child you may want to consider this one.

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