by Rebecca | Apr 11, 2018 | adventures, Aladdin, authors, book people, eventful, feel the love, heaven aka bookstores, I talk about food too much, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, middle grade, party time, releases, school visits, Simon & Schuster, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure, wrap ups
Time flies when you’re having fun, and when you’re launching a new book. I can’t believe The Last Grand Adventure has already been out for three weeks! It’s been a lot of fun traveling around and talking about Bea and Pidge and Amelia’s...
by Rebecca | Mar 20, 2018 | adventures, agents, Aladdin, books, eventful, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, heaven aka bookstores, historical fiction, middle grade, New Leaf, news, party time, releases, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure
The Last Grand Adventure is on shelves today–hip hip hooray! I have fond memories of the trips I took as a kid and teen, so it surprised me when, a few years ago, I unearthed my childhood travel journal and found it full of worries. From ghosts in New Orleans to...
by Rebecca | Mar 15, 2018 | Aladdin, books, conferences, eventful, everyone's a critic, festivals, heaven aka bookstores, i heart the beach, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, news, party time, releases, Simon & Schuster, SLJ, The Last Grand Adventure
It’s been a busy couple of months–more on that soon! But I’m belatedly excited to share a few more snippets from trade reviews for The Last Grand Adventure: “Informed by history, Behrens’s narrative treasures family relationships and celebrates...
by Rebecca | Nov 5, 2017 | authors, book people, conferences, eventful, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, nErDcampLI, teachers are the best, wrap ups
This past Saturday was #nErDcampLI, the annual literacy “unconference” for teachers, librarians, educators, and authors. And it was so much fun! I woke up at 5:20 a.m. to make my train. I was not aware that it is still dark out at that hour, but the...
by Rebecca | Nov 1, 2017 | audrey and alice, authors, book people, conferences, eventful, IRL, lets take this show on the road, middle grade, nErDcampLI, Summer of Lost and Found
Three sleeps till nErDcampLI! This “unconference” is always so much fun, and it’s filled with literacy ideas and discussion–and #booklove. The workshops and keynotes start at 8:00, and the author meet and greet runs from 2:00-3:30. Check out...
by Rebecca | Sep 28, 2017 | Aladdin, authors, book people, eventful, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, middle grade, onefour kidlit, releases, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, The Last Grand Adventure
Time flies when you’re having fun–I can’t believe summer is over, and September almost is, too. It was a busy month: The new Books of Wonder opened! I love both stores, but it’s so exciting to have a children’s bookstore (and its awesome...
