Christina Cosolino, thanks so much for the questions about why I write what I write in your blog post here.

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Christina Cosolino, thanks so much for the questions about why I write what I write in your blog post here.
Thank you, Becky, for this wonderful review of Under Attack.
I am particularly gratified with this paragraph:
My thoughts: What a novel!!!! Truly I cannot do the book justice. It’s an incredible read from cover to cover. I am not surprised–I’d expect nothing less from Skrypuch. She excels at everything–writing, plotting, characterization. But it is the characterization that particularly wows me every time. Because though it shouldn’t be rare, it mostly is. The depth of characterization is outstanding. It isn’t just that there’s depth and substance of the main character, but it is how expansive the characterization is. There’s no shortcuts, no character too small to not get treated as important. It makes it impossible not to get invested and thoroughly absorbed in the story.
It was a pleasure to speak with Sérgio about my brand new book, Under Attack. Thanks so much for the interview!
Under Attack will be published tomorrow, but I got to do two presentations at one of my all-time favorite schools — Riverside Elementary in Suwanee GA with one of my all-time favorite library media specialists, Kristin Bartholomew!! The students were absolutely fabulous and it was a great way to kick off 2025.
Hope to see you there!
Just yesterday, Yale released their findings about Russia’s extensive kidnapping of Ukrainian kids. My novel, Kidnapped from Ukraine: Under Attack is about that crime. It will be published in January.
Thrilled with this review of Under Attack!
They say: “this important and tough to read novel … fictionalizes, in harsh detail, true events from a child’s point of view.”
Kirkus says: “Gut-punching: This is essential reading.” Full review is here.