Rebecca Petruck, while researching Boy Bites Bug, prepared and ate cricket tacos and wax worm cookies from ingredients that arrived alive—and were delicious! The earthworm jerky, however, was not. She recommends juicy sago worms instead. Yum!
Petruck is also the author of Steering Toward Normal, which was an American Booksellers Indies Introduce New Voices and Kids Indie Next List pick, as well as a BCCB Best Book of the Year. It was also featured in Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood” column, the LA Times, and Christian Science Monitor. Formerly of Minnesota, Petruck now lives in the mountains of North Carolina. You may visit her online at rebeccapetruck.com.