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 | adventures, agents, AWESOMENESS, book publishing, books, gratitude, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, New Leaf, news, PW, Sourcebooks, survival stories, writing
So you might have seen some news in Publishers Weekly: This is why I’ve been neglecting my blog so far in 2018–I wrote another MG novel! In Case of Emergency will be in bookstores in Fall 2019. This book is a little different than the three...
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 | Dec 10, 2017 | Aladdin, book publishing, books, everyone's a critic, middle grade, news, readers/reception, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure
Last week, The Last Grand Adventure got its first trade review! Which is always a nerve-racking moment for an author–after so many hours spent crafting a story, it’s time to see it through a reader’s fresh eyes. To my delight, Kirkus loved it,...
by Rebecca | Jun 21, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, Aladdin, ARCs, books, contests and giveaways, covers, middle grade, news, pretty pretty, releases, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure, Uncategorized, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
I’m so excited to share the cover for my next middle-grade novel that I’m skipping an introduction. Here it is! Robyn Ng illustrated it, and Laura Lyn DiSiena designed it–the same team that created the beautiful cover for Summer of Lost...
by Rebecca | May 23, 2017 | Aladdin, book clubs, books, contests and giveaways, happy happy joy joy, i heart the beach, news, pairs well with a hammock, paperback, pretty pretty, releases, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, teachers are the best, The Last Grand Adventure
It might be a little chilly and gloomy this week, but Summer is finally here–at least in paperback. It was a real treat to come home from a great day at #nErDcampNJ last Saturday and find a package with some early copies inside. It’s the same gorgeous art...
