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...
by Rebecca | Aug 27, 2020 | adventures, Alone in the Woods, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, feel the love, middle grade, news, readers/reception, reviews, SLJ, Sourcebooks, survival stories
Trade reviews for Alone in the Woods have started rolling in, and I’m excited to share what these critics from Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal have to say about the girls’ Northwoods adventure: Brisk, compelling, relatable, and dangerous–those...
by Rebecca | May 16, 2020 | Alone in the Woods, ARCs, book publishing, covers, gushing, middle grade, news, pairs well with a hammock, rare Saturday post alert, releases, setting, Sourcebooks, summertime, survival stories, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, writing
I got a fun surprise in the mail the other day–a big box of books. Not just any books, though–advance reader copies of Alone in the Woods! Of course I had to take them out to the park for a proper photo: Here’s a sneak peek at the interior...
