Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 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.

Product Description: 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, Ruby's Wish is an engaging portrait of a young girl who's full of ambition and the family who rewards her hard work and courage...read more

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In a village in Thailand where everyone makes umbrellas, young Noot dreams of painting the most beautiful one and leading the annual parade as Umbrella Queen, but her unconventional designs displease her parents.

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.