The Town That Drowned
Ruby is the main character of this novel and the story is told entirely from her point of view. She is a 14‑year-old girl. Near the beginning of the book she has a vision of some of the townspeople swimming around her and one person happens to be someone she had never seen before. Ruby gets bullied at school (mainly by June Crouse) as a result of this incident. To make things worse, she has a unique brother who is seen as a freak by others. She receives suspicion after the townspeople learn that her house would be saved from being flooded (Later on, it is revealed that Ruby had to move anyway since the water went further than expected). Her best friend and cousin is Sarah Carson who was always there for Ruby. However, in that year, Sarah moved to another town and leaving Ruby to face her troubles on her own. Later on in the story Ruby falls in love with Troy Rutherford, who happens to be her first love.
Ruby Yap
Ruby Faye (狄妃; born December 28, 1991) is a Malaysian actress and singer. Ruby Faye made a successful transition to drama stage performance in 2015, winning a "Best Actress in Leading Role" for her role in the critically acclaimed The Dawns Here Are Quiet in 13th Malaysia Asli Drama Award (ADA) in 2016. She achieved international recognition when she portrayed Cindy, a lawyer assistant who stand with justice in Hong Kong Indie Film "Million Loves In Me", receiving a "Award of Merit for Supporting Actress" in The IndieFest Film Award 2017 at San Diego, California and "Award of Excellence for Supporting Actress" in Depth of Field International Film Festival 2017 at Delaware, USA. Ruby garnering further recognition for "Best Supporting Actress" in Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (HIMPFF) 2017. In the same year, Ruby Faye released her first single '"Who Am I", and produced a musical theater "90's" as warm up promo for her upcoming debut of EP mini-album.