“Children's authors have to pick words that reflect the spirit of a book and convey its message but also words that light children up, that children will recognize. Words that inspire and comfort. Words that challenge yet don't patronize. Words that, well, mean something to them.”

American author and television writer

Rebecca Serle is an American author and television writer. She is known for her novels and for work that has crossed from the page to television, including the adaptation of her Famous in Love series into a young adult TV series on Freeform. Her novel In Five Years became a New York Times best seller. Her writing has reached both book readers and television audiences, reflecting a career that moves between fiction and screen storytelling.