"Trouble twins" Dallas and Florida are orphans who have given up believing there is such a thing as a loving home. Tiller and Sairy are an eccentric older couple who live in the beautiful, mysterious Ruby Holler, but they’re restless for one more big adventure. When they invite the twins to join them on their journeys, they first must all stay together in the Holler, and the magic of the place takes over. Two pairs of lives grow closer and are changed forever.
双胞胎达拉斯和佛罗里达是孤儿院中最令人头痛的孩子，因此经常在收养家庭和孤儿院之间进进出出。有的人领养他们是觉得自己充满爱心，但却在三天之后就不耐烦地“退货”了；也有的人纯粹就是为了省下雇工的酬劳，狠心地压榨这两个孩子。长此以往，双胞胎失去了对大人的信赖，梦想着逃出这犹如监牢的地方。 谛乐和赛蕊的出现，让愤世嫉俗的佛罗里达在经历了一场生死之后，学会了如何去爱别人，更让那个整天做白日梦的达拉斯学会了要面对现实。《呐喊红宝石》荣获2003年卡内基文学奖。
By Sharon Creech, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Characters, 171 pages, 9"x7.25"
