by Rebecca | Oct 11, 2019 | books, everyone's a critic, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, releases, reviews, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Sourcebooks, The Disaster Days, this is how we read it, wrap ups
Trade reviews for The Disaster Days have kept rolling in, and I’m excited to share what these critics have to say about Hannah’s story: “Behrens’s natural disaster–themed epic portrays a young person’s grace under pressure. . . . Her extraordinary...
by Rebecca | Oct 1, 2019 | books, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, releases, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Sourcebooks, survival stories, talking about writing, The Disaster Days, watch out I'm getting all verklempt
One day in July 2015, I pulled out my Tupperware and started eating a wilted salad at my day-job desk while browsing for a lunchtime read. An article in The New Yorker was getting all kinds of online buzz—it was about earthquakes; in Seattle? Interesting. I clicked to...
by Rebecca | Apr 24, 2019 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, ARCs, books, covers, happy happy joy joy, In Case of Emergency, middle grade, news, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, Sourcebooks, survival stories, The Disaster Days
A few weeks ago*, the awesome website YAYOMG! helped me share the cover for The Disaster Days–and an exclusive sneak peek into the book. Be sure to check out all of YAYOMG!’s great book coverage–tons of interviews, posts, cover reveals, roundups, and...
by Rebecca | Feb 12, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, books, hello, IRL, revising, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, The Last Grand Adventure, this is how we read it
Even though the winter seems long, time is flying by. Have I really not posted since nErDcampLI? Here’s what I’ve been up to lately. I made a quick trip to Wisconsin for the holidays, where I managed to bake gingerbread cookies: And check out the new...
by Rebecca | Jan 1, 2017 | books, covers, goals, pretty pretty, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, this is how we read it, titles, What I'm Reading Right Now, wrap ups
Happy New Year! 2016 brought a lot of good–and some not-so-good–so I’m looking forward to starting fresh today. But one good thing about 2016 was the wonderful books I read. Thanks to Goodreads (which makes a great book log), here are the titles that...
by Rebecca | Feb 23, 2016 | ALA, ARCs, books, conferences, feel the love, middle grade, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, this is how we read it, Uncategorized
I spent January and February speeding through the stack of MG/YA ARCs I picked up at ALA Midwinter. And if these ten books are any indication, 2016 is going to be an amazing year for kid lit. Here’s what I read, and in one(ish) sentence, I’ll tell you why...
