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Laura Ruby


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Children's Books, Young Adult, Literature & Fiction


Raised in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, Laura Ruby now lives in Chicago with her family. Her short fiction for adults has appeared in various literary magazines, including Other Voices, The Florida Review, Sycamore Review and Nimrod. A collection of these stories, I'M NOT JULIA ROBERTS, was published by Warner Books in January 2007. Called "hilarious and heart-wrenching" by People and "a knowing look at the costs and rewards of remaking a family," by the Hartford-Courant, the book was also featured in Redbook, Working Mother , and USA Today among others.

Ruby is also the author of the Edgar-nominated children's mystery LILY'S GHOSTS (8/03), the children's fantasy THE WALL AND THE WING (3/06) and a sequel, THE CHAOS KING (5/07) all from H ...more

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We’re celebrating Women’s History month with 31 days of posts focused on improving the climate for social and gender equality in the children’s and teens’ literature community. Join in the conversation on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/kidlitwomen  or Twitter #kidlitwomen
Around this time last year, I pitched a YA novel to my agent, Tina Dubois. I described the novel the way I normally d Read more of this blog post »
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Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.78 · 61,192 ratings · 10,735 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors
Bone Gap
3.80 avg rating — 30,385 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions
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The Shadow Cipher (York, #1)
3.89 avg rating — 6,050 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions
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Thirteen Doorways, Wolves B...
3.85 avg rating — 5,824 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions
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The Clockwork Ghost (York, #2)
4.13 avg rating — 2,003 ratings — published 2019 — 12 editions
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Good Girls
3.65 avg rating — 2,064 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions
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The Wall and the Wing (Wall...
4.08 avg rating — 1,261 ratings — published 2006 — 25 editions
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The Map of Stars (York #3)
3.95 avg rating — 1,291 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions
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Lily's Ghosts
3.83 avg rating — 1,082 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions
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Bad Apple
3.35 avg rating — 1,008 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions
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Play Me
3.05 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions
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Series by Laura Ruby

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Quotes by Laura Ruby  (?)
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“People look, they don't see.”
― Laura Ruby, Bone Gap
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“Funny how you notice how beautiful things are just when you're about to leave them.”
― Laura Ruby, Bone Gap
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“But wasn't that love? Seeing what no one else could?”
― Laura Ruby, Bone Gap
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Polls

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The Line Tender by Kate Allen (write-in)
 
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Far Away by Lisa Graff (write-in)
 
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Eventown (write-in)
 
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Shouting at the Rain (write-in)
 
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Table Fables by Earl Mathis (write-in)
 
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Operation Frog Effect (write-in)
 
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Far Away (write-in)
 
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