The Rules of Survival Resources

Learn all about Werlin and her other books about scrappy teenage protagonists on her official website.

Sadly, while the Walsh kids and Nikki are made up, child abuse is a very real problem in our world. If you or someone you know needs help, this link is here for you.

One of Werlin's favorite quotes is that, "in the end, the survivor gets to tell the story." That's certainly true in Matthew Walsh's case.

Werlin reveals that the reason she had Matthew say up front that they were all okay and living elsewhere now is because she didn't want the reader to feel anxious about the kids (and the ending) throughout the whole book. How thoughtful, right?

If you'd rather listen to The Rules of Survival as narrated by some dude named Daniel Passer, well, then you're in luck!

The cover of The Rules of Survival makes it pretty clear that this is not going to be a warm and fuzzy read.

The alternate cover of The Rules of Survival shows a bowl filled with glass shards… yum?

Do you always wonder what the author of a book looks like, and whether or not they resemble the main character? Well, we're pretty sure that Werlin looks nothing like Matthew Walsh.