Book Review: Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
by Laura Ruby (YA Ruby | downloadable audio)

This is a historical novel about two different young women; Pearl, the narrator, is dead and telling both her story and Frankie’s, a young woman who has been left at an orphanage after her mother dies and her father cannot take care of her nor her siblings since the depression is also happening. I loved how the stories intertwined and Pearl’s story was slowly revealed layer by layer.

[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.]

[ official Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All page on the official Laura Ruby web site ]

Recommended by Susan S.
Eiseley Branch Library

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