title: The Ruby Notebook
author:  Laura Resau 
description: Laura Resau lived in the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, Mexico, for two years as an English teacher and anthropologist. She now lives with her husband, her dog, and her son, Bran, in Colorado, where she teaches cultural anthropology and ESL (English as a Second Language). She is also the author of <u>What the Moon Saw,</u> available from Yearling, and <u>Red Glass,</u> <u>The Indigo Notebook,</u> and <u>Star in the Forest,</u> all available from Delacorte Press.<br /><br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  THE RUBY HEART
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Janet Louise Roberts
  
  
  
  
  
  writing as
  
  
  
  
  
  Rebecca Danton
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 1](index_split_002.html#filepos3695)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 2](index_split_003.html#filepos30699)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 3](index_split_004.html#filepos56478)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 4](index_split_005.html#filepos86083)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 5](index_split_006.html#filepos118007)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 6](index_split_007.html#filepos149089)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 7](index_split_008.html#filepos180792)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 8](index_split_009.html#filepos212312)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 9](index_split_010.html#filepos241588)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 10](index_split_011.html#filepos268079)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 11](index_split_012.html#filepos296900)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 12](index_split_013.html#filepos332019)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 13](index_split_014.html#filepos363766)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 14](index_split_015.html#filepos387411)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 15](index_split_016.html#filepos418943)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER 16](index