Laura Ruby
Laura Ruby is an acclaimed American author known for her versatile writing that spans genres, including young adult fiction, fantasy, and mystery. She gained significant recognition with her novel "Bone Gap," which won the prestigious Michael L. Printz Award. Ruby's work often explores themes of identity, family, and magic realism. In addition to novels, she has also penned short stories and children's books, captivating audiences with her imaginative storytelling.
Book summaries for books written by Laura Ruby
Quotes
People look, they don't see.
I don’t think people are supposed to be alone. I think we need each other.
You look at things, you look at things, you look at things, and then they mean something different.
You look, and you look, and you look, and you look, and you never see what’s right in front of you.
You can't outrun the past, but you can make it mean something.
He was as real as anything in the world. More real than the taste of food or the feel of sunlight. More real than the earth beneath his feet.
Sometimes he wondered if he were the only truly alive person in the world.
The world was so big, and he was so small.
People don’t know what to do with things that are magical.
The world is full of things we don’t understand.
The only way to survive is to open yourself up, and let people in.
The idea of home was so different from the reality of home.