Those are some of my favorites because I always loved those types of books when I was a kid.

But it’s also got some pretty scary, intense parts. Some people go into Journey Beyond the Burrow expecting a cute animal story, and it is that. Rina Heisel: I’ve actually heard that from a few reviewers. MUF: Speaking of the new predator, they definitely freaked me out, but not as much as the part where Tobin winds up in a nest of snakes. The Rules say to never pursue a predator, but Tobin goes on a rescue mission, along with his best friend and his little sister. He’s very proud of this, and always follows the Rules, until a big storm introduces a new predator that scuttles off with Tobin’s new baby brother. He’s the top weather scout in his burrow, and he’s an expert in the Rules of Rodentia. Rina Heisel: Journey Beyond the Burrow is an adventure story about a young mouse, Tobin. MUF: So, tell us about Journey Beyond the Burrow. I’m really excited to be talking to you about this book. Hi Mixed-Up Filers! We dug into all kinds of nature topics with author Rina Heisel, author of the upcoming Journey Beyond the Burrow.

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Perpetually 14, perennially messing up, everlastingly optimistic.Įnter to win Liar, Liar and Flat Broke by Gary Paulsen (Random House, 2011). Sometimes I think I’d be happy to write a book a year about Kevin in between the other books I have in mind. But then Flat Broke (Random House, 2011) came along because I’d gotten a letter from someone who’d read Lawn Boy (Random House, 2007) and said he didn’t think it would be that easy to get filthy stinking rich as a 14-year-old.Īnd then Crush (coming May 2012) because someone asked me about Harris and Me (Harcourt, 1993) and the scene where I could not figure out how to talk to a girl I liked when I was a kid and I remembered the feeling of being tongue-tied, paralyzed with fear, even though I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I wrote Liar, Liar (Random House, 2011), and I thought I was done with Kevin’s story.

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