Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything
Illustrator
Anne Wilsdorf
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780689864605
Pages
176 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After Ruby Lu's deaf cousin, Flying Duck, and her parents come from China to live with her, Ruby finds life challenging as she adjusts to her new family, tries to mend her rocky relationship with her friend Emma, and faces various adventures in summer school.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Lexile Measure
560L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Disability and Health; Language barrier; Bilingual; Immigrants and refugees; Physical disability; different languges; learning a new language; bilingual child; Cantonese/Chinese Sign Language; immigrant family; immigrant cousin; deaf; deaf child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Chinese)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2006, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Gryphon Award, 2007, Honor Book
Keywords
cousin; China; friendship; extended family; elementary school; summer school; excitement; responsibilities; swim lessons
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Look, Lenore, "Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything" (2006). Diverse Families. 1949.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1949