Ruby Lost and Found

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. Winner of the APALA Youth Literature Award! Thanks to her Ye-Ye’s epic scavenger huntsthirteen-year-old Ruby Chu knows San Francisco like the back of her hand. But after his deathshe feels lostand it seems like everyone–from her best friends to her older sister–is abandoning her. After Ruby gets in major trouble at schoolher parents decide she has to spend the summer at a local senior center with her grandmotherNai-Naiand Nai-Nai’s friends for company. When a new boy from Ruby’s gradeLiam Yeungstarts showing up tooRuby’s humiliation is complete. But Nai-Naiher friendsand Liam all surprise Ruby. She finds herself working with Liamwho might not be as annoying as he seemsto help save a historic Chinatown bakery that’s being priced out of the neighborhood. And alongside Nai-Naiwho is keeping a secret that threatens to change everythingRuby retraces Ye-Ye’s scavenger hunt maps in an attempt to find a way out of her grief–and maybe even find herself.