The Center of Everything by Linda Urban
For Ruby Pepperdine, the center of everything is on the rooftop of Pepperdine Motors, stargazing from the circle of her grandmother Gigi's hug. That's how everything is supposed to be--until it goes spinning out of control. Now Ruby's best friend, Lucy, is mad at her. Her new friendship with Nero is pretty bumpy too. Worst of all, Ruby regrets what happened with Gigi. How Ruby didn't listen. And now it's too late to make things right. But Ruby has one last hope. It all depends on what happens on Bunning Day, when the entire town will hear her read her winning essay. And it all depends on her twelfth birthday wish--unless she messes that up too. (from http://www.deschuteslibrary.org)
This was the first book I read this summer that was eligible for the 2014 Newbery . . . what a great way to start! I really enjoyed this book - I liked how in a good part of the beginning I didn't know what it was that Ruby regretted and it really made me turn the pages to find out what had happened. I also identified with Ruby, because my grandmother's nickname was GG and she passed away a few years ago so I often thought of my GG while reading this book. Ms. Walsh
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