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.

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)