Rebecca Petruck is the author of BOY BITES BUG and STEERING TOWARD NORMAL, both with ABRAMS/Amulet.

 

BUG received a starred review from ABA Booklist, who said it’s "...funny, perceptive, and topical in more ways than one." It was a youth reading award nominee in Louisiana and Minnesota.

 

STEERING was an American Booksellers Association New Voices selection as well as a Kids Indie Next List title.

 

Rebecca holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UNC Wilmington. Currently, she is earning a Master of Science in Social Work at the University of Louisville. She also is a volunteer crisis counselor at The Trevor Project, a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services for LGBTQIA+ youth. She has been a mentor for SCBWI Carolinas, Pitch Wars, and Writing in the Margins.