Short bio
Rebecca Donnelly was born in England and has lived in California, Florida, New Mexico, and just outside the Adirondack State Park in northern New York. She is the author of more than 30 books for young readers, including the Indies Introduce/Kids’ Indie Next pick How to Stage a Catastrophe. Her nonfiction book Total Garbage: A Messy Dive into Trash, Waste, and Our World was a School Library Journal Best Book of 2023.
Full bio
Rebecca Donnelly was born in England and has lived in California, Florida, New Mexico, and just outside the Adirondack State Park in northern New York. She has an MA in Humanities and a Master’s in Library and Information Science. Rebecca has written over 30 books for young readers in the trade and education markets, including the Indies Introduce/Kids’ Indie Next pick How to Stage a Catastrophe and the picture book Cats Are a Liquid and several series for beginning readers. Her nonfiction book Total Garbage: A Messy Dive into Trash, Waste, and Our World was chosen as one of the best books of 2023 by School Library Journal, New York Public Library, and Chicago Public Library. When she’s not writing or researching, she’s probably hiking somewhere or baking something.
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