In Really Rubie, a brand-new diary-style series from Maddie Frost, Rubie and her BFF Riley have been dreaming of their summer at sleepaway camp together, even planning The Ultimate Camp Experience – a list of five things they can’t wait to do together. But when Riley breaks her ankle, Rubie is forced to face camp life alone, and Riley makes her promise not to do any of the things on their list without her.
✨EXCLUSIVE MINICOMIC: Want a peek into Rubie’s diary? CLICK HERE!
Without her bestie by her side, Rubie isn’t sure she can handle a bunk full of girls she doesn’t know and being on her own. But after some awkward moments and feeling like she doesn’t fit in, Rubie makes a friend who feels just as lost as she does, and they realize they have a lot in common, and keeping those promises she made to Riley gets more and more difficult.
Really Rubie
This paper over board features sprayed stenciled edges (depicting doodles by Rubie!).
The true middle school experience—awkward, DRAMATIC, and really fun!—comes to life in this hilarious diary-style series featuring color-lined pages and black and white illustrations. In the first book, Rubie has to face sleepaway camp without her BFF!
Hello, summer! Eleven-year-old Rubie Fox can’t wait to go to sleepaway camp for the very first time. She and her best friend Riley Swisher will go away for an entire month TOGETHER, and they’ll even be able to spy on Riley’s crush Owen, who will be across from Camp Pineview, over at the boys’ camp, Moose-Ridge.
But when Riley drops a bomb—she can’t go to camp because she broke her ankle—Rubie has to go by herself. Which sort of makes her feel RAGE…how can she go to camp without Riley?! But her mom has already paid for it, so she’s stuck with her plushie chicken Jim the Duck and a cabin full of girls she doesn’t know.
But Rubie just might make another BFF, break out of her shell, and even meet a boy…all without Riley. Camp might be more eventful than Rubie ever thought it could be—with more drama than she ever imagined!
Really Rubie
AUTHOR: Maddie Forst
PUBLISHER: Aladdin
DATE: June 2, 2026
Complete with laugh-out-loud moments, major mishaps, and doodled drawings, Really Rubie is the perfect camp, pool, or beach read for anyone who’s ever had to navigate the total askwardness of being eleven years old.
Want to win a copy? We teamed up with our friends at Aladdin to give THREE (3) lucky winners a chance to WIN a special first edition copy of Really Rubie, complete with diary-doodled edges. Grab your favorite adult and enter for a chance to win below.
Really Rubie Giveaway:
WHAT DO I WIN?:
THREE (3) lucky winners will receive a hardcover copy of Really Rubie by Maddie Frost, complete with doodled edges.
*Prizes generously provided by Aladdin.
HOW DO I ENTER?:
Grab a parent or guardian and have them fill out the form below by June 22, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.
Giveaway runs from 06/08/26 at 03:30 pm ET through 06/22/25 at 11:59 pm. Open to US residents ONLY. Be sure to read the fully detailed rules HERE before entering.
You must be 18 or older to enter. Please, only ONE entry per person. If selected as a winner, we will provide your parent/guardian with an affidavit to confirm that you are a valid winner who has permission to win. They will be REQUIRED to sign and return the affidavit to YAYOMG! to claim your prize. Prizes will NOT be mailed out without signed parental consent.
✨READ RUBIE’S DIARY: Meet Rubie in this EXCLUSIVE minicomic by author Maddie Frost!
