Miriam belongs to a strict religious group--a group that does not allow makeup, jeans, jewelry and things other children take for granted each day. When Miriam is diagnosed with cancer, her church refuses to allow her to be treated. Ruby has taken on an important American issue--the competing rights of religious freedom and access to medical care--in this compelling, heart-wrenching novel.
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Miriam belongs to a strict religious group--a group that does not allow makeup, jeans, jewelry and things other children take for granted each day. When Miriam is diagnosed with cancer, her church refuses to allow her to be treated. Ruby has taken on an important American issue--the competing rights of religious freedom and access to medical care--in this compelling, heart-wrenching novel.
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