by Rebecca | Jul 31, 2021 | Alone in the Woods, awards and honors, AWESOMENESS, books, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, libraries, middle grade, news, rare Saturday post alert, Sourcebooks, survival stories
I’m excited to share that the Children’s Book Award Committee of the Wisconsin Library Association’s Youth Services Section selected ten outstanding children’s and young adult books for 2021, and Alone in the Woods was one! You can read more about the awards and...
by Rebecca | Jun 1, 2021 | Alone in the Woods, awards and honors, book publishing, books, i heart the beach, In Case of Emergency, libraries, middle grade, news, pairs well with a hammock, paperback, releases, Sourcebooks, summertime, survival stories, The Disaster Days
The Disaster Days releases in trade paperback today! Now all five of my books are available in that format–my personal favorite to read, because it’s perfect to stash in a beach/pool bag, a backpack, or hold onto while you’re standing on the subway....
by Rebecca | Dec 5, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, audience, awards and honors, book clubs, everyone's a critic, JLG, news, reviews, survival stories
Here’s a roundup of some more news and reviews for Alone in the Woods! The book received great reviews from BCCB and the Midwest Book Review: Behrens plays fair with both the friendship drama and the survival story, and each protagonist’s voice is astute and...
by Rebecca | Oct 8, 2020 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, books, interviews, middle grade, news, releases, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days, this is how we read it
I really love the book blog Pop! Goes the Reader. It’s beautifully designed and illustrated, and Jen’s coverage of MG/YA books is so inclusive, thoughtful, and creative. So I was thrilled to partner with her to discuss Alone in the Woods. Check out our...
by Rebecca | Oct 6, 2020 | adventures, Adventures in Bloggysitting, Alone in the Woods, eventful, gratitude, hello, IRL, middle grade, news, pairs well with a hammock, releases, reviews, Sourcebooks, summertime, survival stories, writing
For each book I’ve released, I’ve spent time in my home state of Wisconsin, visiting schools and talking with young readers. And during every single Q&A, the same question has come up: Have you written any stories set in Wisconsin? It took me years, and four other...
by Rebecca | Sep 20, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, gratitude, middle grade, news, reviews, Sourcebooks, survival stories, talking about writing, this is how we read it
I was thrilled to read Booklist’s review of Alone in the Woods–especially because they highlighted the “moments of peril and bodily danger,” but felt that “but the most tender wounds here are the emotional ones nursed by the two...
