My wife and I don’t have a daughter, but Ruby is the closest thing we’ll ever get to having one. I love her! Eight year old Ruby Marigold Booker uses her style, charisma, talent, and all out girl power to make it in a household full of boys. But these aren’t just any boys; her brothers (Tyner, Ro, and Marcellus) are Hope Road Academy’s and Chill Brook Avenue’s famous Booker Boys. She’ll do whatever it takes to get out of their shadows and make a name for her self. This colorful and rhythmic new series in children’s lit is all about the love and support of family and community. Ruby finds the strength and confidence to overcome any obstacle and accomplish everything she sets her mind to.
I'd also like to give a mad, super-duper shout out to the magnificent illustrator of the Ruby Booker books, Vanessa Brantley Newton . Thanks for breathing life into this soon to be iconic series.
RUBY AND THE BOOKER BOYS book series
RUBY WORLDWIDE!
Book One: Brand New School, Brave New Ruby (Scholastic)
$4.99 Reading Level: Ages 7-11
ISBN: 0545017602
Pages: 144 pages
Introducing Ruby Marigold Booker!
In the first book of the series, Ruby will be in the third grade, and attending Hope Road Academy this school year. The performing arts school she attended the year before has closed down, so now she’ll have to find her way at the school where her three big brothers rule. Will she be pushed to the side and buried by her brothers’ pop star status and popularity, or will she use her wits and talents to steal some of her own shine?
Available EVERYWHERE books are sold. Order online from one of the links below:
AMAZONNORTH PARAN
BARNES AND NOBLE
Book Two: Trivia Queen, Third Grade Supreme
$4.99 Reading Level: Ages 7-11
ISBN: 0545017610
Pages: 144 pages
After the head zoo keeper at the Bellow Rock zoo visits Hope Road Academy and announces a big animal trivia contest, Ruby views it as thee opportunity to make a name for herself. She’ll be the rep for the entire third grade. The winner we’ll receive free year-round passes for every student in their grade level.
Even though she is the self-appointed Trivia Queen, she’ll be challenged big-time by her brothers, Ty and Marcellus as the reps from their grade in the big contest.
Could there be any way possible that little sis could score the biggest upset ever in the Booker household?
Available EVERYWHERE books are sold. Order online from one of the links below:
AMAZONNORTH PARAN
BARNES AND NOBLE
Book Three: The Slumber Party Payback
$4.99 Reading Level: Ages 7-11
ISBN: 0545017629
Pages: 176 pages
The last time Ruby hosted a slumber party, her big brother Roosevelt played tricks on her and her girlfriends 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.
Available EVERYWHERE books are sold. Order online from one of the links below:
AMAZONNORTH PARAN
BARNES AND NOBLE
Book Four: Ruby Flips For Attention
$4.99 Reading Level: Ages 7-11
ISBN: 0545017637
Pages: 160 pages
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!
Available EVERYWHERE books are sold. Order online from one of the links below:
AMAZON
NORTH PARAN
BARNES AND NOBLE
Book Five: Tad P. Loves Ruby B.
(No Set Release Date )
Ruby has a little boyfriend...well, kinda.
A new, flashy, eccentric, chubby kid-Casanova from the Bahamas is new to Hope Road Academy and has a crush on the cute 3rd grade girl that rocks the mix-matched shoes.
The problem is---THE BOOKER BOYS DON'T PLAY THAT!
Each brother puts 'ol Tad P. through a test to see if he's 1) cool enough, 2) smart enough, and 3) tough enough to hang out with their baby sis.
Describing how he'll do against each Booker Boy...in a word... hilarious!
