Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Author Nancy Werlin does have one thing in common with the Walsh kids—she grew up in Massachusetts, too. (Source)
According to Werlin, she is drawn to tough subject matters (like abusive parents) because she likes, as she puts it, "…writing about young characters in deep trouble and a lot of pain." (Source)
Although her own parents were awesome, Werlin says that she got the idea for The Rules of Survival from someone she met as an adult… someone who turned out to be the inspiration for Nikki Walsh. (Source)