Applegate deftly tempers themes of grief and loss with compassion and humor as Ruby finds her place in the herd. Goofy, playful, and mischievous Ruby is fully dimensional, as she has shown her bravery during the many hardships of her young life. An elephant glossary and Castelao’s charming, illustrated guide to elephant body language help immerse readers in Ruby’s world. The unexpected arrival of someone from Ruby’s past life on the savanna revives memories both warmly nostalgic and deeply traumatic. Ruby was born in an unspecified part of Africa, later ending up on display in the mall, where she met Ivan, Bob, and Julia. Luckily, she can confide in her Uncle Ivan, who is next door in Gorilla World, and Uncle Bob, the dog who lives nearby with human friend Julia. She’s apprehensive about her Tuskday, a rite of passage for young elephants when she’ll give a speech in front of the rest of the herd. In this follow-up to 2020’s The One and Only Bob, Ruby the elephant is still living at Wildworld Zoological Park and Sanctuary. While some mysteries are solved, a cliffhanger ending raises even more for the next installment.Ī solid series starter for tinkerers and adventurers alike. Readers will also connect to the relationships the Asian girl forges with her diverse classmates, including a rivalry with Carter (a white boy who’s the son of Moncha’s other co-founder, Eric Smith), a burgeoning crush on student Tobias, who’s black, and evolving friendships new and old.
High-stakes baku battles demonstrate the emotional bond between (robotic) pet and owner. McCulloch effectively strikes a balance between worldbuilding and action.
Together with Jinx, Lacey will have to navigate competitive classmates and unsettling corporate secrets. Jinx, however, is not quite like the other bakus-he’s a wild cat that does things without commands. Suddenly, Lacey’s got an in with Profectus and is one step closer to her dream. A happenstance salvaging of a mangled cat baku might just change the game. When she receives a grant rejection from Profectus Academy of Science and Technology, a school that guarantees employment at Moncha Corp., she’s devastated. As a companioneer, Lacey could work on bakus: designing, innovating, and building. Bakus, “robotic pets with all the features of a smartphone,” revolutionized society and how people interact with technology. Even robot cats have a mind of their own.Īll 12-year-old Canadian Lacey Chu’s ever wanted was to become a companioneer like her idol, Monica Chan, co-founder of the largest tech firm in North America, Moncha Corp., and mastermind behind the baku.
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