Shirin Yim Bridges

In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.

At the end of the day, even future presidents have to take baths, clean up their toys, and go to bed. Includes author's note.

"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher.

"One minute she was picking berries and the next her tribe was under attack. Running for her life, Sacajawea was scooped up and taken far away from her village and family--and into history. From her mountain home to the banks of the Missouri River, over the majestic Rockies to the pounding waves of the Pacific, Sacajawea would travel farther than any American woman of her time."--Jacket.