| Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything Contributor(s): Look, Lenore (Author), Wilsdorf, Anne (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689864604 ISBN-13: 9780689864605 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: The inimitable heroine from "Ruby Lu, Brave and True" is back. When Ruby's cousin, Flying Duck, arrives from China to live with her, Ruby becomes her buddy. However, Flying Duck is deaf, and Ruby doesn't know Chinese Sign Language. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005014097 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Ruby Lu (Hardback) |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.04" W x 7.54" (0.63 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Topical - Physically Challenged - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106093 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Ruby's cousin Flying Duck emigrates from China to live with her, Ruby decides the best thing about Flying Duck is that she is a great new friend. BUT the worst thing about Flying Duck is that now, no one speaks English at home. Plus, there's strange food on the table every night and only chopsticks to eat it with. And Flying Duck is deaf, and Ruby doesn't know any Chinese Sign Language. As if that weren't enough, this summer proves to be even more perilous as Ruby faces the dangers of swimming lessons, the joys of summer school, the difficulty of staying with a twelve-step program, the miracle needed to keep a beautiful stray dog that wanders into her life, and much more. Is it all too much for anyone -- even the Empress of Everything -- to handle? |
Contributor Bio(s): Look, Lenore: - Lenore Look is the author of Ruby Lu, Brave and True, an ALA Notable Book; Love As Strong As Ginger, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson; and Henry's First-Moon Birthday, illustrated by Yumi Heo. She lives in Randolph, New Jersey.Wilsdorf, Anne: - Anne Wilsdorf is the illustrator of Ruby Lu, Brave and True, as well as Alligator Sue by Sharon Arms Doucet. She lives in Lausanne, Switzerland. |