AUTHOR AND POET

Out 4/7/2026 from Viking

When 13-year-old Lacey moves away from her overeager, worm-obsessed best friend Grace, she’s excited to reinvent herself, but prepping for her bat mitzvah and her new school’s musical, where she’s expected to kiss a boy, makes her question her true feelings for Grace and who she wants to be in the world.

NEXT: WHEN YOU’RE BRAVE ENOUGH

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Upcoming Events

  • Fredericksburg Book Festival

    Saturday, January 17th, 2026

    11am-1pm; 2pm-4pm

    Rebecca will be typing free custom poems with Typewriter Rodeo poetry troupe. Come get one!

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  • When You're Brave Enough Launch at Birdhouse Books

    April 7th, 2026, 6:30pm

    Celebrate When You’re Brave Enough on its release date with a reading, music, a signing, and other surprises

    RSVP coming soon

  • When You're Brave Enough Celebration at First Light Books

    April 19th, 12pm

    For this event, Rebecca will be in conversation with two of her favorite students, sisters Ellie, 13, and Greta, 11.

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“Bendheim delicately and heartbreakingly paints a portrait of first love, the struggle to understand one’s authentic self, and the uncertain, painful, and still somehow joyful landscape of coming of age.”

- COREY ANN HAYDU