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When twelve-year-old Ruby, who lives in LA, finds out her classmates only like her because of her famous parents, she transfers to a remote boarding school in Maine. There she tells people that her parents are dead--including her crush, who actually is an orphan. Despite Ruby's lie, readers will root for her as she establishes friendships and forges an identity on her own terms.