by Rebecca | May 1, 2017 | contests and giveaways, gratitude, historical fiction, middle grade, news, paperback, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, swag, teachers are the best, Uncategorized
I wouldn’t be the reader–or the writer–I am today without the influence of many wonderful educators. My childhood teachers and librarians in Madison, WI–at Thoreau Elementary, the Sequoya Library, Cherokee Middle School, and West High–were always putting books in my...
by Rebecca | Mar 17, 2017 | grits that are true, historical fiction, i heart the beach, middle grade, news, research, Scholastic, short stories, Summer of Lost and Found, teachers are the best, writing
I’m excited to share that I have two stories appearing in Scholastic’s classroom magazines this month! The March/April issue of Storyworks has “Lost and Found,” realistic fiction that was inspired by my time in the Outer Banks doing research...
by Rebecca | Sep 14, 2016 | authors, eventful, festivals, heaven aka bookstores, IRL, lets take this show on the road, libraries, news, Summer of Lost and Found
I have a few fun events coming up: I’ll be at the Princeton Children’s Book Festival on September 24. Over sixty fantastic authors will be there–it should be a very delightful day. And the next day, Sunday, September 25, I’ll be doing a panel...
by Rebecca | Jun 6, 2016 | Aladdin, eventful, interviews, news, party time, please excuse the jet lag, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, The Last Grand Adventure
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to chat with Jeanne Kolker of the Wisconsin State Journal about Summer of Lost and Found and my career as an author. I grew up reading the State Journal–starting with the funny pages and eventually cover-to-cover–so...
by Rebecca | May 24, 2016 | Aladdin, books, eventful, feel the love, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, IRL, middle grade, news, releases, Simon & Schuster, Summer of Lost and Found, summertime, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
Summer of Lost and Found is on shelves today! Hip hip hooray! I hope readers will have as much fun discovering the past and present Roanoke Island as I did while writing it. Thanks to everyone who helped get this book into the world, especially: my agent, Suzie...
by Rebecca | May 11, 2016 | Aladdin, books, gratitude, happy happy joy joy, historical fiction, middle grade, news, PW, Simon & Schuster, The Last Grand Adventure, titles, watch out I'm getting all verklempt, writing
So you might have seen some news in Publishers Weekly this afternoon: That’s right–I wrote another MG book! The Last Grand Adventure will be in bookstores sometime between January-April 2018. Like When Audrey Met Alice, I created a character...
