Child provides something rare and wonderful in middle-school fiction: the refusal to dumb down content. . . . Long live Ruby Redfort!”—Booklist Soft-Spoken Sadist: The Australian has a motherly voice, which completely frightens Ruby considering the violence of her threats.

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When Ruby was nearly five weeks old, there was an earthquake and the Fairbank house collapsed. [5] She was pulled out of the rubble by the housekeeper Mrs Digby, but it caused the beginning of her claustrophobia. Ruby usually wears a t-shirt with an interesting number ( 1729), a somewhat hostile word like bozo or a statement such as shut your cake hole, excuse me while I yawn, bored beyond belief or keep it zipped- much to her several people's, including her mother's, disapproval. How do you catch a thief who isn’t there? Ruby discovers the perils of throwing caution to the wind as she embarks on her fourth adventure. Get creative with cardboard. There's almost nothing you can't make with some cardboard, scissors, and a good idea.Battle Butler: Hitch is undercover as the Redfort's insanely capable 'house manager.' The trope is downplayed in that with he's doing the 'battle' part of the trope, he's usual in spy mode.

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Disney characters can have some simple and easy-to-copy outfits, and most of them are based on books. That’s interesting. Sometimes music can be too interfering if it has lyrics. In the first book, Look into my Eyes, there’s a eerie song called Mr Sandman that’s playing as this tower is filling with sand. It’s going to suffocate Ruby. It’s almost like a lullaby. I was listening to Mr Sandman over and over when I wrote that – and somehow the words of that really helped conjure this terrible death. Ideas feed in and give you a whole chain of other ideas. Got a sixth sense for trouble? Read on, buster. Our favorite girl detective calls on her gut instincts in an exciting grand finale of the Ruby Redfort series.Gut Punch: Baker's (second) death, this time much more final. Worse than that- LB's reaction to it.

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Before Book 1, Carla Lopez, a desk agent at Spectrum, figures something out about the volume's villains. She tries to get a piece of the action by investigating herself, but since she wasn't trained as a spy the Fool's Gold Gang sees her bumps her off. Hidden Depths: Sabina and Brant are quite stupid, yes, but in Book 2 Ruby admits they are no pushovers. Sabina punches a pirate who tries to steal from her, and she and Brant survive the ordeal. Ruby meets with her friends to discuss the Halloween costumes, and falls asleep at the table. Del writes "Redfort wake up and smell the banana milk" on her arm in a permanent pen. Later, her and Clancy talk about Ruby's meeting with Agent Delaware, and Clancy says she is taking it too personally. 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)

Get the face paints out. Book characters can easily come to life with cute painted faces. Think The Tiger Who Came to Tea or the Cheshire Cat. In Feel the Fear why did L.B. put so much importance on the tag on the 8key - does it just have sentimental value or is it important for another reason? DId it come from Bradley Baker? Will you tell us more about him in the next book? The Nose Knows: Lorelei von Leyden is a perfumer who has an amazing nose. She recognizes Ruby by the smell of bubble gum, and even has a secret code depending on smells. Speaking of the decimation of the small town of Twinford- I'm going to need you to hand over the gauntlet that caused all of the destruction in the first place, so we can destroy it promptly and completely."

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The Dog Was the Mastermind: In the final book, it's revealed that the person who was behind everything and orchestrated an entire series worth of devious plotting was... Buzz. Absolutely nobody saw it coming, not even the Count himself.Samus Is a Girl: The true big bad of the series, the previously thought to be male Casey Morgan is learned to be the very female Buzz.