Ruby Flips for Attention
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–10 · 2009

Ruby Flips for Attention

By Derrick D. Barnes, Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)

Part of the Ruby and the Booker Boys series

Ruby's cheerleading dreams lead to unexpected attention after a daring move goes wrong.

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Ruby Booker, an adventurous eight-year-old, dreams of cheerleading glory after watching her cousin's competition. Eager to impress, she tries daring moves but ends up with a broken arm. With a hot-pink cast and a flair for storytelling, Ruby becomes the talk of the school. Will her newfound fame bring her closer to her cheerleading dreams, or will it lead to more unexpected twists? Join Ruby as she navigates the ups and downs of attention and ambition in her quest for the spotlight.

From the publisher

Eight-year-old ultra-fabulous Ruby Marigold Booker returns in this reissue of the Ruby and the Booker Boys series by Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor author Derrick Barnes!Brought to you by Newbery Honor author Derrick Barnes, high-flying Ruby Booker soars to new heights! After watching her big cousin Kee Kee compete in a cheerleading competition, Ruby attempts to copy some of the high-flying moves she saw earlier. This cheerleading stuff could be just the thing to bring her a ton of attention. But during practice with Marcellus, she injures her arm and must be rushed to the hospital. The doctors fit her with a hot-pink cast that turns out to be a great conversation piece. After giving a million different versions of the accident to everyone at school, she becomes the center of attention after all!

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Format
Paperback
Pages
144
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
610L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.9
F&P level
~O
AR points
2
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
129378
Publication
Published
March 1, 2009
First published
January 1, 2009
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780545017633

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