Rise! A Girl\'s Struggle for More is an old-fashioned, historical family drama-a sweet, yet edgy, coming of age story.
She becomes a pioneer for girls her age, following the inspiration of the suffrage movement, breaking all norms, defying tradition-and her parents-to become a truly independent woman..
She admires her momma and big sister, Rilla, the "CEOs of the household," and hopes to have children and a home of her own to manage someday, but first things first! Ruby\'s story unfolds amidst the backdrop of a horse and buggy town welcoming its first motor cars.
Ruby has loftier goals than that.
They encourage the courtship with her beau, Arthur, who they expect will be their son-in-law when the two graduate from high school.
Ruby studies hard to make good grades, while her parents humor her.
Growing up in a family of nine children in Oilton, Oklahoma, with her nose constantly in a book, she\'s the girl who would rather read than can tomatoes.
The main character, Ruby Pearl, is mature beyond her years, born at least a decade too soon.
Set in the 1920s, it is based on the life of the author\'s grandmother.
Rise! A Girl\'s Struggle for More is an old-fashioned, historical family drama-a sweet, yet edgy, coming of age story
