In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Becca Wierwille discusses her new middle grade novel, Road Trip Rescue. In this book, 12-year-old Kimmy loses her dog named Bo. But Bo is more than just a pet. He is Kimmy’s best friend -- because Bo never made fun of her for being born with only one hand. Two years after Bo goes missing, Kimmy stumbles across a magazine photo of a dog eating an ice cream cone, and Kimmy knows in her heart that the dog is Bo. She enlists the aid of her Aunt Skylar, an adventure-seeking, pink-haired woman who agrees to take Kimmy on a road trip and promises to stop in the town where the photo was taken so they can try to find the dog. Becca was inspired to write this story by an actual photo she found of a dog eating an ice cream cone. She began asking “what if” questions, and the story developed from there. Becca and her main character Kimmy share something in common -- they were both born with a limb difference. Born with only half of her right arm, Becca uses her stories to help others find beauty in what makes them extraordinary. In this episode, I’ll chat with Becca about her writing journey, why she chooses to write for middle grade readers, and why hearing from readers she doesn’t know is her favorite part of the job.
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