Rachel Bithell
Writer & Parent
In every life, childhood is a precious and nonrenewable resource that must be carefully conserved and protected.
Hello!
I write fiction and nonfiction for children and their caregivers. My education is in physics, so I'm interested in STEM topics, but I also love exploring childhood and families. My writing has appeared in several national magazines, including Highlights and MUSE. My first two books for children are scheduled for release in early 2023.
Writing Projects
Brave Bird at Wounded Knee: A Story of Protest on the Pine Ridge Reservation
This middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who is drawn into the deadly,1973 standoff between American Indian Movement and Oglala Lakota protestors and government forces. Scheduled for release in early 2023 from Jolly Fish Press, it is part of the "I Am America" series.
Goddesses of World Mythology
This nonfiction Hi/Lo book for Bright Point Press, to be released in spring 2023, explores feminine deities from around the world.
MUSE Magazine
Since 2020, this science magazine for curious 9-14 year-olds, has printed five features authored by me, including browsable, how-to and narrative nonfiction.
Fostering Families Today
This national magazine for foster, adoptive, and kinship families has featured seven of my articles since 2020, with more planned.
Smore Magazine
This quarterly publication about STEM, for children, especially girls, aged 7-13, has published seven of my article articles, mostly short biographies of historical women in STEM fields.
Education
M.S. in Physics
University Of Michigan
B.S. in Physics
Brigham Young University
Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 2020.