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Ruby Jones is Totally Awkward (Ruby Jones Book #1)

By Rebecca McRitchie
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Ruby Jones is Totally Awkward (Ruby Jones Book #1) is about that girl you know. You know, the one who does something totally embarrassing in the first year of high school and nobody ever forgets it?! Ruby Jones has just started Year 7 and everything is... Read More
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Ruby Jones is Totally Awkward (Ruby Jones Book #1) is about that girl you know. You know, the one who does something totally embarrassing in the first year of high school and nobody ever forgets it?!

Ruby Jones has just started Year 7 and everything is going wrong. Why is she so awkward?! And why does her crush have such perfect hair and teeth?! It’s really distracting!

Not only that, but her dad has suddenly been using words like slay (ick!) and her BFF might actually be turning into an EFL (that’s Enemy For Life!). Can Year 7 possibly get any worse? (Spoiler: it actually can.)

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761721793

Publisher: Scholastic Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Scholastic Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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