Look into my eyes: Book 1 (Ruby Redfort)

by Lauren Child

Paperback, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

C276.003A
Location: Wasl Port Views #WPV001

Publication

HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks (2015), Edition: UK ed., 400 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Mystery. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: "Sardonic narration will grab readers from the get-go, and puzzles laced throughout will intrigue those who share Ruby's passion for solving mysteries." �?? Publishers Weekly (starred review) Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen on the Ruby Redfort books. Now in her own starring role, Ruby, a genius code-cracker and daring detective, along with her sidekick butler, Hitch, work for a secret crime-busting organization called Spectrum. Ruby gets into lots of scrapes with evil villains, but she's always ice-cool in a crisis. Just take a classic screwball comedy, add heaps of breathtaking action, and multiply it by Lauren Child's writing genius, and what have you got? Only the most exciting new middle-grade series since, like, ever.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member goldenoctober

In Lauren Child's first series Clarice Bean loves Ruby Redfort. Now Lauren Child has made a series about Ruby Redfort! The first book in the Ruby Redfort series is about a teenage detective named Ruby Redfort. With her butler Hitch and the agents from spectrum she must fill in as code breaker when

the previous code breaker mysteriously dies. But when Ruby has to step in to save the day,she must face a bunch of sinister criminals! In this book filled with codes, crime, and espionage Ruby must lean to keep her lips zipped and not worry about missing Crazy Cops ( her favorite tv show!) This is my daughter's favorite book, she is counting the days until the next one comes out! She says that the story is very funny and realistic.

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LibraryThing member quirkylibrarian

Move over, Encyclopedia Brown, there's a young lady in town! Ruby Redfort is a snarky, smart-aleck tough cookie with hapless parents and a habit of getting in trouble. A Flavia de Luce character for the younger crowd, with just enough danger, cool gadgetry and sass to keep things interesting. "Ruby

was feeling steadily more and more horrible. She would have to actually go over and clean Mrs. Beesman's yard now. She was sure to go to hell otherwise."
I'd recommend this to my 5th-6th grade readers.

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LibraryThing member bookwren

Sassy, smart and persistent, Ruby Redfort is a girl who doesn't give up when it comes to crime.

LibraryThing member writercity

One of the best spy books ever.

LibraryThing member DaffiMere

An enjoyable read, made me reach for the second book when I finished 'Look Into My Eyes'

LibraryThing member lkmuir

Thirteen-year-old Ruby, a genius code-cracker and daring detective, gets an anonymous call setting a challenge that leads her to the headquarters of Spectrum, a highly secret anti-crime agency that needs her help to crack a code, but soon Ruby uncovers dastardly plans of the Fool's Gold Gang

LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco

Well, my eleven year old daughter LOVES these books, and she really wanted me to read the first one. So I did. And it was okay, sort of a James Bond type of story, but with a young girl as the spy. Still gadgets and spies and bad guys! And an agency named Spectrum, sort of like S.P.E.C.T.R.E. in

the Bond world. I found the story a bit boring, but it does ramp up at the end. And, as a father, I wasn't a big fan of the fact that Ruby's parents are so dumb. But I guess that's a part of why my daughter liked this - the parents are clueless, the girl's a code breaker, and the adventures are thrilling! I just hope she doesn't insist that I read book #2!

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LibraryThing member reader1009

children's fiction; 13-y.o. girl spies. Satisfactory (but not outstanding) girl spy story for 5th-6th grades from renowned author Lauren Child (Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean). Young tweens and almost-tweens can look forward to reading more in this series.

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