The Slumber Party Payback
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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, eight-year-old Ruby Booker is the baby sis of Marcellus (11), Roosevelt (10), and Tyner (9), the most popular boys on Chill Brook Ave. When Ruby isn’t hanging with her friend, Theresa Petticoat, she’s finding out what kind of mischief her brothers are getting into. She’s sweet and sassy and every bit as tough as her older siblings.And now, look out! Ruby’s hosting a big pink slumber party! The last time Ruby hosted a slumber party, her big brother Roosevelt played tricks on her and her friends all night long.Well, it’s payback time! When it comes to teaching Ro a lesson, a little lipstick and a lot of know-how can go a long way.Bottom line? Don’t mess with Ruby and her crew!
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The Creative Behind the Book
Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self taught illustrator of more than 80 children’s books. She first fell in love with picture books when she was read the Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats as a child. It was the first time Vanessa saw an image of a brown child that looked like her. Diversity is at the very heart of her illustrations and storytelling. She has written and illustrated three of her own books, Let Freedom Sing, Don’t Let Auntie Mabel Bless The Table and Grandma’s Purse. Vanessa wants every child to know the joy she felt when she saw herself in a picture book. “I want every child to know that I see you.” Vanessa is a lover of music and food. When she isn’t creating children’s Books she is cooking or singing somewhere. She lives in NC with her husband of 25 years and her daughter Zoe.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780545017626
- Publication Date
- October 1, 2008
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
- Page Count
- 176
- Reading Age
- 7 - 10 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 216940318
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~549L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 127114
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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