Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes Paperback – April 9, 2013

This is our THIRD purchase of this book!We found out about the series from a teacher friend- whose own daughters enjoyed them. (Purchase #1)Loved it so much we bought a .1 cent "like new" copy for her classroom (#2)Another for a cousin's BD who loves mystery/action books - who also loves it and is waiting to get book 2. (#3.)The main character, Ruby Redfort, is a smart, sassy girl who is recruited as a "code cracker" into a secret spy organization. Her best friend, Clancy, is as loyal as can be, and her family/household staff are extremely devoted to her - and she to them. With Ruby being in middle school, there are a few other kids in the book. Minor characters but clearly defined.My daughter is 11, in the 6th grade. She is a voracious reader. She's gone through Harry Potter a couple of times, The Fablehaven Seiries, The Beyonders, The various Rick Riordian adventures, The Leventhump Series and plenty of the classics along the way. The Ruby Redfort Series has been a delightfully bright spot in her reading journey. We both read the book. Both loved it! For MY part, I found myself laughing out loud at her wry wit and being very touched by the lessons she was learning on the way. My favorite things? The author has a strong, smart female in the lead here, using her brain and her wits to solve the problems that come her way. BUT - this isn't a book about a girl with heavy emotions or trials that lay ahead. It's about a really smart kid who thinks on her feet, making things up as she goes if needed. The fact that she's a girl doesn't really factor into the equation. (A good dose of Hermione Granger, mixed with Ferris Bueller, perhaps?) The other thing I like is the "timelessness" about it: The technology in the book comes from the spy organization. Seemingly regular items (like a toaster) have secret qualities. There are no smart phones or laptops around. Just Ruby, left with her wits and her friends to face the adventure that lies before her. In 5 years, the story won't sound dated. The really cool stuff - just like the movies - is saved for the spies.This book is the first of the series. We have all the rest and are waiting for the last one to arrive from the UK.

Actually an awesome story, but completely let down by the binding - pages fell out every time we turned the page, leaving us with a pile of loose pages. Great for grade school kids, as well as parents who loved reading Lauren Child's wonderful Charlie & Lola books to their children when small.I know reviews are meant to be on the book itself, but I also use them to determine which format to buy. Had I known the binding was so bad, I would happily have downloaded the Kindle version instead, as I shall do for the other books in this series. I'm, hoping others find this info useful, too.

This book was AMAZING! I loved because it was a mystery and it was PERFECTLY written! The best mystery book ever!!!

My 13 year old daughter read and reviewed this: Ruby Redford's 'Look into My Eyes' is a really cool book but they use slang like 'gotta' and 'gonna' a lot which is a bit irritating. I would give four stars. Great story line and I cannot wait to read the next ones!

The book is excellent- my 9 yr old loves it and is completely absorbed. The problem is the binding. All the pages are coming out once she passed page 100 and she is understandably frustrated. I tried to fix it but have so far taped 50 pages! Of course the return window has passed since the book wasn't opened until last week. Urgh. Perhaps try the hard copy.

I've read this series about three times over and loved it every time. Unrelenting suspense with a complex and intriguing plot, all perfectly intertwining. No time is wasted, you're basically dropped into the story; but there's still plenty of explanation.

8 year old daughter is a major fan and can read these books in super quick fashion.Nice storyline too, as well as a nicely produced book.

With cliffhangers keeping the pages turning, we enjoyed this book immensely. Clever and full of clean, fun suspense. Great for readers and a good read aloud for the younger ones even. Spoiler: one death at the end of a bad guy by gunshot and much independent sleuthing without parental consent. :)

This is a really amazing book and I think girls and boys from 10 - 14 will enjoy this book. I didn't manage to crack the codes, sadly. But it just shoes amazingly smart ruby is. If you have read Agatha Oddly then you will definitely enjoy this book because they are quite similar and although they are very different to the murder most unladylike I read them before this and loved it so I think especially people who have read these books should read this one otherwise you are missing out! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. Happy reading

I looooove this book! When I first saw these books, I thought they weren't going to be that good, and then I started reading the first book and I was blown away at how good it was! It has good writing and plot and I'd recommend this to ages 9 and up. (also, anybody who rates it bad doesn't know what a good book is like.)Eva Young, 10 yrs [ ;

My 8 year old daughter loved this book and has now steamed through the first three. A number of other children in her class love them too and have enjoyed solving the hidden book clues together.Yes, I agree with other reviewers: they're not brilliantly written works of literature. Yes, the plots are eye-stretchingly incredible, and Ruby is an uncannily worldly and clever 13 year old. But any books that inspire a group of KS2s to devour them and talk about them incessantly, must be good. Right?

I absoutly love this book!It's about a girl in America,Twinford and her name was Ruby,Ruby Redfort. She was a talented girl since she coud do riddles realy quickly. Ruby has a best friend and they always can trust each over.She has a secret job but it is a realy risky job. Could she face al the dangers? Read this bolk to find out more.I am a 12 year old girl and I believe thos is a book for the age 10 and over.

I started reading this book as part of a book awards team but then I put it down because it was quite boring.I then read catch your death (another amazing ruby redfort book) and I really loved it, so when I for my kindle I decided to give it a try and after a few days I had finished it because I could not put it downI mean people it is 99p so you definitely give it a try. I am now reading take your last breath and I am just getting into it. (I hope I am not disappointed because I spent 2.99 on this so I would like it to be good.