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Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed... Read Full Overview

Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations,... Read Full Overview

In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.

Ruby is unlike most little girls in old China. Instead of aspiring to get married, Ruby is determined to attend university when she grows up, just like the boys in her family. Based upon the inspirational story of the author's grandmother and accompanied by richly detailed illustrations,... Read Full Overview

Este libro narra la historia de una ni?a excepcional. La acci?n est? ambientada en China, en los a?os anteriores a la Revoluci?n. En aquella ?poca la sociedad china, al igual que muchas otras, consideraba que el lugar de la mujer era el hogar y que s?lo los hombres estaban llamados... Read Full Overview