Ruby Lost and Found -- Christina Li, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Kelly Yang and Rebecca Stead, this touching middle grade novel maps one girl's quest to remember her grandfather through his scavenger hunts; reconnect with her family; and fight for her community in her rapidly changing hometown.

Thanks to her Ye-Ye's epic scavenger hunts, thirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his death, she feels lost, and it seems like everyone--from her best friends to her older sister--is abandoning her.

After Ruby gets in major trouble at school, her parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center, with her grandmother, Nai-Nai, and Nai-Nai's friends for company. When a new boy from Ruby's grade, Liam Yeung, starts showing up too, Ruby's humiliation is complete.

But Nai-Nai, her friends, and Liam all surprise Ruby. She finds herself working with Liam, who might not be as annoying as he seems, to help save a historic Chinatown bakery that's being priced out of the neighborhood. And alongside Nai-Nai, who is keeping a secret that threatens to change everything, Ruby retraces Ye-Ye's scavenger hunt maps in an attempt to find a way out of her grief--and maybe even find herself.

Author: Christina Li
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 05/16/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.87w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780063008939
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2023 pg. 52
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 04/10/2023