Ruth Spicer

Ruth Spicer is the main character and one of two titular characters (the other being Shayanne Sugar) of the book Sugar and Spice.

Characteristics
Ruth is a 12 year old girl with pale skin, blue eyes and straight mousy hair worn in pigtails that stick out behind her ears.

Attire
Ruth mainly wears plain long sleeves t shirts with jeans outside of school. When in school, she wears a white blouse, school tie, grey skirt and tights with shoes. She also wears round glasses.

Personality
Ruth is a kind, smart, but unenthusiastic person. Since going to the comprehensive, she is sad that she had grown apart from many of her old friends, particularly her former best friend Millie as many are in gangs and she hates the whole idea of gangs. She also hated coming top in class due to being thought geeky by the others in her class, particularly the two class bullies, Jenice Berry and Julia Bone. She later gets better when Shay comes to the school, and she learns not to let the bullies bring her down, to work hard in class to get good marks (which she easily can) and also finds friendship in a classmate, Varya.

Trivia

 * Ruth is the eldest of four siblings.
 * Ruth's father suffers from emphysema.
 * Ruth helps with his oxygen tanks and mask, daily.
 * Ruth wants to be a doctor.
 * Ruth isn't keen on Karina, and they only stuck together out of convenience.
 * Ruth's favourite teacher is Mrs. Henson, who she had when she was in junior school.
 * Ruth doesn't like raw carrot.