Laura Ruby
# Laura Ruby

Laura Ruby is the author of twelve books, including Bone Gap, winner of the 2016 Printz Award 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 New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly, and 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, Shelf Awareness, and Tor.com.

Awards for Ruby's writing :

| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Lily's Ghosts | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile | Finalist |
| 2007 | The Chaos King | Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Speculative Fiction | Finalist |
| 2012 | Bad Apple | Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults | Selection |
| 2015 | Bone Gap | Andre Norton Award | Finalist |
| 2015 | Bone Gap | Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Selection |
| 2015 | Bone Gap | Cybils Award for Young Adult Speculative Fiction | Finalist |
| 2015 | Bone Gap | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Finalist |
| 2016 | Bone Gap | ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults | Selection |
| 2016 | Bone Gap | Michael L. Printz Award | Winner |
| 2016 | The Shadow Cipher | ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults | Selection |
| 2019 | Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All | Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth | Selection |
| 2019 | Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All | Geffen Award for Best Translated Fantasy Book | Finalist |
| 2019 | Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All | National Book Award for Young People's Literature | Finalist |
| 2020 | Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All | ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults | Selection |
| 2020 | Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All | Rise: A Feminist Book Project | Selection |

## 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)
* Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All (2019)
* York: The Map of Stars (2020)

### The Wall and the Wing series

* The Wall and the Wing (2006)
* The Chaos King (2007)
