Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges
Yim Bridges, Shirin. Ruby's Wish. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Chronical Books. 36ps. 2002. ISBN0811834905
Ages (8 and up) Ruby is a young girl living in China, in a large communal home. During this time, men married multiple wives and had numerous amounts of children, in which the boys were favored over the girls. Ruby worked hard to be seen as an equal to her cousins and brothers, making sure that she attended classes, had the penmanship also while performing her ladylike courses of cooking, sewing, and keeping house. Her biggest wish is to go to university, even though most girls dropped out of school to become married. Inspired by Bridges' grandmother, the readers are is shown that girls had to prove that they deserved the right to higher education.
Ages (8 and up) Ruby is a young girl living in China, in a large communal home. During this time, men married multiple wives and had numerous amounts of children, in which the boys were favored over the girls. Ruby worked hard to be seen as an equal to her cousins and brothers, making sure that she attended classes, had the penmanship also while performing her ladylike courses of cooking, sewing, and keeping house. Her biggest wish is to go to university, even though most girls dropped out of school to become married. Inspired by Bridges' grandmother, the readers are is shown that girls had to prove that they deserved the right to higher education.
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