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Ruby Lu, Star of the Show
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Ruby Lu, Star of the Show Hardback - 2011

by Lenore Look; Stef Choi (Illustrator)

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Ruby is starting third grade, and she can't wait for all the changes. But there's one big change Ruby isn't expecting: her father loses his job. Determined and resourceful as ever, Ruby sets out to make a million dollars. Illustrations.

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Ruby is starting third grade, and she can't wait! In third grade you get to join clubs, like for knitting and ballroom dancing and yoga. In third grade you get to sign up for a musical instrument (Ruby is convinced that she is destined to play the harp) and play in the orchestra. In third grade you also get to learn cursive...and that's only the beginning! But for Ruby Lu, third grade also means an especially big change: her father loses his job. When her mother goes to work to support the family, Ruby and Oscar have to adjust to her father's bizarre caretaking, which is definitely not all fun and games. And then there's the fact that money is tighter than ever. Ruby is determined to change things, though. Surely there's a way for her to make a million dollars!

As Ruby is about to discover, making money isn't easy...but having a loving family is the most valuable thing of all. This is another funny, charming, heartfelt gem from Lenore Look.

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  • Title Ruby Lu, Star of the Show
  • Author Lenore Look; Stef Choi (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date 2011-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781416917755 / 1416917756
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.62 x 5.86 x 0.73 in (19.35 x 14.88 x 1.85 cm)
  • Age range 06 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 5
  • Reading level 620
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Chinese
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Friendship
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Conduct of life
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010009927
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2011, Page 78
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 03/01/2011, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2011, Page 120
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2011, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2011, Page 128

About the author

Lenore Look is the author of Ruby Lu, Brave and True, an ALA Notable Book, as well as its sequels, Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything and Ruby Lu, Star of the Show. Her picture books include Love as Strong as Ginger, illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Stephen T. Johnson; Henry's First-Moon Birthday; and Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding, both illustrated by Yumi Heo. She lives in Hong Kong.

Stef Choi illustrated the Ruby Lu series by Lenore Look, and her work has been featured in the books Cartoon Modern by Amid Amidi and Art of Boxtrolls by Philip Brotherton. She has worked as a character designer and illustrator in animation since 2002 at studios such as Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and LAIKA. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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