Laura Ruby

Laura Ruby
OccupationAuthor, professor
NationalityAmerican
Notable awardsPrintz Award (2016)
Website
lauraruby.com

Laura Ruby is an American author of twelve books, including Bone Gap (2015), winner of the 2016 Michael L. Printz Award[1] and finalist for the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[2] She is also a professor at Hamline University.[3][4]

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".[5] In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Ruby characterized her award-winning novel as an "oddball" book that doesn't fit neatly into one genre.[6]

  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.
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  5. ^ Meloy, Maile (May 8, 2015). "'Bone Gap', by Laura Ruby". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "An 'Amazing' Honor for an 'Oddball' Book: Laura Ruby on Winning the 2016 Printz". Publishers Weekly. January 12, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2018.