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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2006
Gr 1-3 Ruby Lu takes her role as Smile Buddy to her deaf cousin, Flying Duck, so seriously that her work suffers, dooming the second grader to a vacation marred by summer school and a repeat of last year -s swimming lessons. She is also dealing with the ups and downs of her relationship with her sometimes-best-friend, Emma. In the first two chapters, Ruby Lu -s feelings about her cousin -s arrival from China fluctuate from loving to disliking to accepting. Sim...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
In this follow-up to Ruby Lu, Brave and True, second-grader Ruby's cousin Flying Duck arrives from China. Ruby loves her cousin, but soon everyone starts speaking Cantonese instead of English at home, forks are replaced by chopsticks, and after teaching Ruby's baby brother Chinese Sign Language, Flying Duc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More