A review by missprint_
Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

3.0

I just don’t want to do this. This story hits all the notes fans of Ruby's other YA will appreciate. It's also a good comp for Nova Ren Suma's recent works (especially A Room Away From the Wolves--and not just because of the title!) with the blend of fantasy or magic realism and standard historical fiction. That said, this was just too hard a read for me. I never think it matters as much or feels like as much of an impact, but my grandmother and her sisters were sent to an orphanage for five years as small children because their parents couldn't support them. It's a decision that has so many far-reaching consequences and effects; something that left scars on all of their lives and still makes a very specific type of orphan story (like this one) very difficult for me to read.

I can see it being a Printz contender and may come back to it if it bubbles to the top for my library's Mock Printz but otherwise I think I’m okay with letting this go.