Ruby Red Trilogy by Kerstin Gier (Grades 7-9)

Ruby Red is a time-travel, humour-filled and mystery-driven trilogy from a German author Kerstin Gier. Her heroine Gwyneth Shepherd, a 16-year-old student, unexpectedly finds herself in the lineage of time travelers. She has to navigate the rules of her new life and uncover the secrets about her family members lost in history. Gwen is funny, approachable, smart and honest. Her adventures teach her the most important lessons of life. She learns that to be strong can look different in different scenarios. She learns that honesty and truth will always make a way for her through a tough situation. Gwen is a definition of feminine heroine for me, the likes of Éowyn was a shieldmaiden of Rohan. It is only fitting that for a Women’s History Month we could take a plunge back into the fictional past to uncover secrets of life with Gwen.