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Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything

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By Lenore Look
Publisher Simon Schuster Children's Publishing - (Atheneum)
Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything
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When Rubys 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, theres strange food on the table every night and only chopsticks to eat it with. And Flying Duck is deaf, and Ruby doesnt know any Chinese Sign Language. As if that werent 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 twelvestep 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?

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13414 words13,414 words
176 pages176 pages
Lexile 560LLexile 560L
Grade 1 to 5Grade 1 to 5
Age 6-10Age 6-10
Published 2006Published 2006

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Book ISBN:

9780689864605

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