Laura Ruby is the author of twelve books, including ''Bone Gap'', winner of the 2016
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and finalist for the 2015
National Book Award.
''Bone Gap'' is a coming-of-age mystery about a kidnapping in a small Midwestern town, and it incorporates elements of mythology and magical realism. ''
The New York Times Book Review'' called it a "lush and original young adult novel".
In an interview with ''
Publishers Weekly'', Ruby characterized her award-winning novel as an "oddball" book that doesn't fit neatly into one genre.
Biography
Ruby grew up in New Jersey, and now lives in the Chicago area.
She is a faculty member at
Hamline University in the low-residency MFA program in writing for children and young adults.
She teaches fantasy writing workshops for children's authors at
Highlights.
Awards and honors
Seven of Ruby's books are
Junior Library Guild selections: ''Bone Gap'' (audiobook and book) (2015),
''The Shadow Cipher'' (2017),
''The Clockwork Ghost'' (2019),
''Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All'' (audiobook and book) (2020),
and ''The Map of Stars'' (2020).
In 2015, ''
Bone Gap'' was named one of the best books of the year by
Bank Street College of Education,
Chicago Public Library, ''
Locus'', the
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''School Library Journal''.
In 2017, ''The Shadow Cipher'' was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library, New York Public Library, and
Los Angeles Public Library.
In 2019, ''Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All'' was named one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Public Library,
''Locus'',
NPR, ''School Library Journal'',
, and
Tor.com.
Published works
Standalone books
*''Lily’s Ghosts'' (2003)
*''Everything I Wanted to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume'' (2006)
*''I'm Not Julia Roberts'' (2007)
*''Good Girls'' (2006)
*''Play Me'' (2008)
*''Bad Apple'' (2009)
*''Bone Gap'' (2015)
*''York: The Shadow Cipher'' (2017)
*''York: The Clockwork Ghost'' (2019)
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Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
''Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All'' is a young adult novel by Laura Ruby, published October 1, 2019, by Balzer + Bray.
Plot
Critical reception
''Thirteen Doors, Wolves Behind Them All'' received starred reviews from '' School Libr ...
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*''York: The Map of Stars'' (2020)
''The Wall and the Wing'' series
* ''The Wall and the Wing'' (2006)
* ''The Chaos King'' (2007)
References
External links
Official websiteOne Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Laura Ruby
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American novelists
Hamline University faculty
American women novelists
21st-century American women writers
Novelists from Minnesota
American women academics