Laura Ruby

Laura Ruby is the author of twelve books, including Bone Gap, winner of the 2016 Printz Award[1] and finalist for the 2015 National Book Award.[2]

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".[3]

In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Ruby characterized her award-winning novel as an "oddball" book that doesn't fit neatly into one genre.[4]

Biography

Ruby grew up in New Jersey, and now lives in the Chicago area.[5]

She is a faculty member at Hamline University in the low-residency MFA program in writing for children and young adults.[6]

She teaches fantasy writing workshops for children's authors at Highlights.[7]

York: The Shadow Cipher (part one of a trilogy for children), was released in May 2017.[8]

Her most recent book, Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All, was named a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[9]

Published works
  • Lily’s Ghosts (2003)
  • Everything I Wanted to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume (2006)
  • The Wall and the Wing (2006)
  • I'm Not Julia Roberts (2007)
  • The Chaos King (2007)
  • Good Girls (2008)
  • Play Me (2008)
  • Bad Apple (2009)
  • Bone Gap (2015)
  • York: The Shadow Cipher (2017)
  • York: The Clockwork Ghost (2019)
  • Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (2019)
  • York: The Map of Stars (2020)

References
  1. "'Bone Gap' wins 2016 Printz Award". ALA News. American Library Association. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. "2015 National Book Award Finalist, Young People's Literature". National Book Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. Meloy, Maile (May 8, 2015). "'Bone Gap', by Laura Ruby". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. "An 'Amazing' Honor for an 'Oddball' Book: Laura Ruby on Winning the 2016 Printz". Publishers Weekly. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. Ruby, Laura. "Laura: Beefier Bio". Author Laura Ruby. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  6. "Laura Ruby". Hamline University. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  7. "Laura Ruby, Faculty". Highlights Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  8. "York: The Shadow Cipher". HarperCollins. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  9. "The 2019 National Book Awards Finalists Announced". National Book Foundation. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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