(Young readers will think of Lilly and her purple plastic purse when Rubye(tm)s beloved third-grade teacher Mr. Fans of Sara Pennypacker's Clementine and Katy Kelly's Lucy Rose should definitely meet Ruby Lu." - Kirkus Reviews, eoeLeavening the seriousness of her familye(tm)s money worries is Rubye(tm)s Ramona-like talent for getting into trouble. Yu sends home a letter about her bad grades-Ruby draws a picture of him being struck by lightning, then features him in a less-than-flattering haiku.) Ruby and her family, along with cousin Flying Duck and the rest of the 20th Avenue Plum Club, are as comfortably familiar-and entertaining-as ever." - The Horn Book, "Although the overall tone is lighthearted, Look provides some real insight into the struggles a family faces when its main breadwinner is out of work, and she resists providing an easy resolution. (Young readers will think of Lilly and her purple plastic purse when Ruby's beloved third-grade teacher Mr. "Leavening the seriousness of her family's money worries is Ruby's Ramona-like talent for getting into trouble.
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