Ruth Freeman's Blog
April 6, 2026
New Book in the Works!
News for 2026: Well, I just sent my new story (middle-grade, ages 8-12)set on an island in Maine off to my editor. I’ve been working on it for…it seems like forever! The title isn’t set in stone but here is the first paragraph: There’s something about islands. Something special, something different about being surrounded by [...]
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*How to Save a Superhero now available in paperback*
Eleven-year-old Addie hangs out at a retirement home after school waiting for her mother to get off work. She and her mother have bounced around for the last few years never finding a real home. The retirement home seems like the last place to put down roots, but then Addie meets the newest resident. Mr. [...]
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March 26, 2026
New Book in the Works!
Well, I just sent my new story (middle-grade for ages 8-12)set on a Maine island off to my editor. I’ve been working on it for…it seems like forever! The title isn’t set in stone but here is the first paragraph: There’s something about islands. Something special, something different about being surrounded by water. On Great [...]
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March 24, 2026
New Book in the Works!
Well, I just sent my new story set on a Maine island off to my editor. I’ve been working on it for…it seems like forever! The title isn’t set in stone but here is the first paragraph: There’s something about islands. Something special, something different about being surrounded by water. On Great Spruce Island, [...]
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October 19, 2021
How to Save a Superhero gets a starred review!
Today, October 19, is the day when my new middle grade novel, How to Save a Superhero, begins to make its way out into the world. It’s the story of Addie, a girl who hangs out at a retirement home after school waiting for her mother to get off work. The newest resident, a [...]
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July 10, 2021
“Powerful Kids’ Books on the Immigrant Experience”
I’m honored the Brightly newsletter people included my story, One Good Thing About America, in this new article on kids’ books depicting the immigrant experience. One of my favorites, if you haven’t seen it yet, is the graphic novel, When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, a wonderful and sweet story [...]
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November 18, 2020
A New Book in 2021
Hello Reader Friends, What a crazy year 2020 has been. I hope you are all finding ways to live through it and find some happiness along the way. I have been hard at work on a new middle-grade novel (for ages 8-12) which will be published next fall, 2021. I don’t want to give too [...]
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A New Book in 2021!
Hello Reader Friends, What a crazy year 2020 has been. I hope you are all finding ways to live through it and find some happiness along the way. I have been hard at work on a new middle-grade novel (for ages 8-12) which will be published next fall, 2021. I don’t want to give too [...]
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January 1, 2020
New Year, New Book
Here is one of my new neighbors on this bright first day of the New Year! I hope 2020 will be filled with good things for all of us: time for long walks, conversations and meals with friends, work we love. Speaking of which, I have a new middle-grade novel coming out with Holiday House [...]
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New Year, New Book!
Here is one of my new neighbors on this bright first day of the New Year! I hope 2020 will be filled with good things for all of us: time for long walks, conversations and meals with friends, work we love. Speaking of which, I have a new middle-grade novel coming out with Holiday House [...]
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