About

Short Bio

Rebecca Langston-George is the author of nineteen books for children including For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story and Rover Rolled Over. A retired teacher and board member of the California Reading Association, Rebecca is the Regional Advisor for the Central-Coastal California chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI CenCal), helping other writers learn the craft. She writes, and mostly re-writes, on a treadmill desk at one mile per hour.

Full Bio

Rebecca Langston-George is the author of nineteen books for children including the internationally popular For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story, and The Booth Brothers: Drama, Fame and the Death of President Lincoln (a former Scholastic Book Club title).

Though she’s known for writing nonfiction, Rebecca’s upcoming books include her first historical fiction middle grade novel, One Fine Voice (January, 2026) and her first fiction picture book Rover Rolled Over (March, 2026).

The California Reading Association honored her with the Armin R. Schultz Award for writing in social justice in 2016. A graduate of California Baptist University, she holds a Master of Education degree. After more than twenty-six years in the classroom, Rebecca recently retired from teaching to devote more time to writing books.

An active volunteer, she serves on the board of the California Reading Association and currently serves as the Regional Advisor for the Central-Coastal California chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI CenCal), helping other writers learn the craft. She writes and mostly re-writes on a treadmill desk at one mile per hour.

More Personal Bio

When I was young, my mother took me to the library every week, which made reading my favorite hobby. My second favorite childhood hobby was spying on my grandmother’s neighbors and making up stories about them. As an adult, I’ve written three books about spies, so sticking my nose in a book and in other people’s business definitely paid off. 

My love of books led me to teaching. Over the years I joyfully taught grades 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8 as well as pull-out reading. For three semesters I taught college English, and I enjoyed mentoring new teachers. As an independent consultant/trainer for a curriculum company, I coached other teachers on how to teach writing. Now that I am retired, I enjoy visiting schools and libraries to talk with readers.

Teaching students to write got me interested in writing as a profession in 2002. But, it took five years before I earned my first acceptance for a magazine poem. Six years later in 2013 I signed my first book contract. Now, I’m the author of 19 children's books, and I'm represented by Amy Thrall Flynn of Aevitas Creative Management.

Today I write more than books. I was a contractor with California Educators Together to design lesson plans for the California Department of Education until the program closed. I now use those skills to create teacher guides/lesson plans for other authors.

I also started reviewing books for the Historical Novel Society. Plus, I’m the regional advisor of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators of Central-Coastal California (SCBWI CenCal), and I serve on the board of the California Reading Association. And it all started at the library with a book.

Rebecca Langston-George, Author