Call Me Ruth is about a girl named Ruth who lives in Russia with her mother, and grandparents. Ruth’s father lives in America and for eight years has been trying to get tickets for his family to come join him. When the tickets come, Ruth gets very excited because all of her life she has waited to go to America. She is also excited about meeting her father for the first time.

When they arrive in America, they meet up with her father, and that is  when the adventure of misery, embarrassment, and unhappiness starts. After Ruth’s father dies, Ruth and her mother have to live with her father’s family and her mother isn’t like herself anymore. It seems to Ruth that her mother is the most embarrassing person that she has ever known. Some of the things that drive Ruth crazy are the way her mother dresses, her union work, and refusal to learn English. In this story you will see how Ruth lives with the embarrassment of her mother, and see how life in America is for Ruth and her family.

This book  tells how life was for Americans in a time when everyone from all over the world was immigrating to America. I recommend this book to people who like history. It doesn't take long to read, and it might make you think of your family history.