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Starry Sky

REBECCA CAPRARA

Books for Children & Young Adults

NOVELS

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SPIN

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MISSION MULTIVERSE 

(BOOK 1)

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WORST-CASE COLLIN

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DOPPELGANGER DANGER

(MISSION MULTIVERSE BOOK 2)

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THE MAGIC OF MELWICK ORCHARD

THE RIPPLE EFFECT

COMING SOON
(2024)

THE RIPPLE EFFECT

PICTURE BOOKS

CAMILLA'S CONCERT

COMING
SOON
(SPRING 2023)

CAMILLA'S COLORS

BIO

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Rebecca Caprara graduated from Cornell University and practiced architecture before shifting her focus from bricks to books. 

 

Her debut middle grade novel, The Magic of Melwick Orchard (Lerner/Carolrhoda) was longlisted for a Massachusetts Book Award. Her recent novel-in-verse, Worst-Case Collin (Charlesbridge) received wide acclaim, including the prestigious International Youth Library White Ravens selection. It was also named a "Best Children's Book of the Year" by the Bank Street College of Education, a “Notable Verse Novel” by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Excellence in Children's Poetry Award Committee, and was a finalist for the Mark Twain Readers Award. She also writes the Mission Multiverse series published by Abrams/Amulet, hailed as a “fast-paced intergalactic romp” by Publishers Weekly.

 

Her forthcoming books include Spin, a feminist reimagining of Ovid's myth of Arachne for young adult readers coming March 2023 with Simon&Schuster/Atheneum, as well as Camilla's Concert, the newest installment in her picture book series with KiwiCo Press.

Rebecca is the recipient of the Marguerite W. Davol Picture Book Manuscript Scholarship, as well as the Jane Yolen Scholarship from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators.​ An artist and avid globetrotter, she has lived in Italy, Singapore, and Canada. She is now growing roots in Massachusetts with her family.

PRAISE & REVIEWS

"Gifted poet and storyteller Caprara keeps readers engaged, varying the pace, cadence, and emotional shading of Arachne’s passionate refutation of the gods’ ruthless exercise of power and privilege. Her own anger serves her purposes; if speaking truth to power exacts a high price, it’s one she’s willing to pay. Exciting, richly textured, thought-provoking fare." 

KIRKUS REVIEWS
*STARRED REVIEW*

“In Spin, Rebecca Caprara pulls together threads of millennia-old stories and weaves a completely fresh tapestry that unravels what we thought we knew of Arachne.

From the first page, lush, self-assured verse immerses readers in a world both mythic and all too familiar.

A TOUR DE FORCE!”

JOY McCULLOUGH
Award-winning author of

Blood Water Paint

"Via alternating past and present narration told in sensate verse, Caprara cultivates a tale of ill-fated competition between mortals and gods in this captivating read...Fittingly using Arachne’s mythos as a framework, Caprara navigates issues surrounding gender norms, grief, and trauma, while accentuating how art and storytelling can serve as acts of healing and advocacy."

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
*STARRED REVIEW*

CONTACT

I love connecting with readers, writers, educators, booksellers & more.

Reach me via email at:

CapraraBooks[at]gmail.com 

For rights inquiries, please contact my agent:

Allison Hellegers

Stimola Literary Studio

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