Who is Laura Ruby

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Laura Ruby Bio

"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 numerous literary magazines, including Other Voices, The Florida Review, Literal Latté, Sycamore Review and Nimrod. A collection of these stories, tentatively titled I'M NOT JULIA ROBERTS, will be published by Warner Books in January 2007. She is also the author of the Edgar-nominated children's novel LILY'S GHOSTS (August 2003), the children's fantasy THE WALL AND THE WING (March 2006), and the young adult novel GOOD GIRLS (fall 2006). Currently, she is working on several thousand projects, drinking way too much coffee, and searching for new tunes for her iPod. " Lauraruby.com

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The Chaos King

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The Chaos King

Georgie is special. Not only is she the one person who can disappear at will, but since she found her parents, she's become The Richest Girl in the Universe. She may be special, but is she lucky? Her parents have forbidden her to vanish, her new school is full of snooty heiresses, she's had a growth spurt that makes her as graceful as a grizzly, and her best friend in the world, a belligerent boy named Bug, seems to have abandoned her.

But adventure is just around the corner, as a madman who calls himself The Chaos King has Georgie and Bug in his sights. In their efforts to save themselves from his insane plans, Georgie and Bug discover some of the amazing secrets of the city they love. Their journey will lead them to confront a pack of blasé vampires, a living lion of stone, a disgruntled teenage poet, a candy-loving sloth, The Second Richest Girl in the Universe, a fussy man named Mr. Fuss, and finally, the brink of the unimaginable....

The Wall and the Wing

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The Wall and the Wing

In one vast and sparkling city, everyone can fly. Almost everyone. A few, nicknamed leadfeet, are sentenced by a trick of nature or fate to forever spend their lives closer to the ground. But one night, a girl named Gurl - a leadfoot, an orphan, a nobody - discovers that she can do something much better than fly. She can become invisible. This amazing power will help her uncover the secret mysteries of the city. But even with her newfound talent, Gurl can't seem to hide from a giant rat man with a taste for cats, a manipulative matron with a penchant for plastic surgery, and a belligerent boy named Bug. Gradually Gurl learns to control her power and teams up with Bug to figure out who and what she is. Their quest will take them on a wild ride through this magical city, where they'll confront chatty birds and mind-bending monkeys, an eccentric genius with a head full of grass and a pocket full of kittens, and the handsome but lethal Sweetcheeks Grabowski - the gangster who holds the key to Gurl's past . . . and the world's future.

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  • antony Mar 23, 2008 @ 8:40 am | delete
    hi jeffwend,i really liked your lens. u have given quite good information about Laura Ruby and her literary works. its really interesting. i have also created a lens-lord of the rings audio books
  • jeffwend Jan 12, 2008 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    31 Reviews
    5 star: 77% (24)
    4 star: 19% (6)
    3 star: 3% (1)
    2 star: (0)
    1 star: (0)
    It looks like most people disagree and found the book to be enjoyable.
  • jeffwend Jan 12, 2008 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    Amanda, sorry you didn't like it. Is the book age appropriate for your daughter? Did you look at the book before she read it?
  • Amanda Jan 12, 2008 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    I hate her book "Lily's Ghosts"! It's abseloutly terrible! It's weird and there is too much detail in it. It took my daughter forever to read it and then she got nightmares! What is your problem Laura?

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