Bio

Rebecca Langston-George is the author of thirteen nonfiction 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). Her first graphic reader on one of WWII's most daring spies, Viriginia Hall, is coming in fall 2023. 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 and developing her own writing curriculum. An active volunteer, she is a past president of Kern 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's passionate about children's books, classroom writing instruction and beading funky jewelry. She writes and mostly re-writes on a treadmill desk at one mile per hour. 

Short Bio

Rebecca Langston-George is the author of thirteen nonfiction books for children including For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story. A retired teacher and past president of Kern 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 develops writing curriculum, writes, and mostly re-writes on a treadmill desk at one mile per hour.