Ruby+Lu,+Brave+and+True

//**Ruby Lu, Brave and True**// by Lenore Look (Atheneum, 2004)

Ruby Lu is an eight-year-old, Asian-American girl who has a great deal to worry about in her life. She is concerned about attending Chinese School on Saturdays, sharing a bedroom with her cousin Flying Duck who is from China, and preparing for a backyard magic show. Annotation from Virginia State Reading Association http://www.vsra.org/VRC/elementary_annotations08.html

__Web Resource__
 * http://edhelper.com/books/Ruby_Lu_Brave_and_True.htm Book report form, many activities- many of which require an EdHelper subscription to view or to print
 * http://www.state.lib.la.us/empowerlibrary/RUBY%20LU%20BRAVE%20AND%20TRUE.pdf Teaching guide from Louisiana's Young Readers Choice Award program with classroom connections, related titles, and web links
 * http://marcieaf.blogspot.com/2007/09/ruby-lu-brave-and-true.html A blog entry from a Virginia teacher who explains how she is using Ruby Lu, Brave and True as part of her writing instruction
 * http://readon.wi.gov/book_review.asp?bookid=52&levelid=4 Wisconsin statewide book club site, [|Read on Wisconsin], with student book reviews- includes a response from the author; this site could be replicated for your school using free blogging software with students using the comment features to provide reviews of featured books.