Frances O'Roark Dowell

Discover the warm, funny, and deeply felt books of Frances O'Roark Dowell, one of America's most beloved authors of middle grade fiction. Dowell writes about the complicated, wonderful experience of growing up — about friendship, family, identity, and finding your place in the world — with a warmth, humour, and emotional intelligence that has made her books treasured by young readers and their parents alike. Her acclaimed novels include Dovey Coe (winner of the Edgar Award), Falling In, The Secret Language of Girls, Chicken Boy, and Ten Miles Past Normal, as well as the popular Sam the Man chapter book series for younger readers. Set in small American towns and communities, her books capture the quiet magic of ordinary life with extraordinary skill.