Frances O'Roark Dowell
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Frances O'Roark Dowell is the author of ten books of middle-grade fiction, including Dovey Coe (2000), The Secret Language of Girls, Shooting the Moon, and Falling In. Her books have received numerous awards, including an Edgar
(Dovey Coe), the William Allan White Award (Dovey Coe), the Christopher Award
(Shooting the Moon), the Voya Book Award (Where I'd Like to Be), and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
for Excellence in Children's Fiction, Honor Book (Shooting the Moon).
Dovey Coe has been translated into Chinese, French and German. The Secret Language of Girls has been translated into Polish.
Dowell has an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Massachusetts
. She lives in Durham, NC
.
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
(Dovey Coe), the William Allan White Award (Dovey Coe), the Christopher Award
Christopher Award
The Christopher Award is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, motion pictures and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit"...
(Shooting the Moon), the Voya Book Award (Where I'd Like to Be), and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards were first presented by The Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine in 1967. They are among the most prestigious honors in the United States in the field of children’s and young adult literature...
for Excellence in Children's Fiction, Honor Book (Shooting the Moon).
Dovey Coe has been translated into Chinese, French and German. The Secret Language of Girls has been translated into Polish.
Dowell has an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts
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. She lives in Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina
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Partial Bibliography
- Shooting the Moon (2008), ISBN 1-4169-2690-9
- Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed! (2007), ISBN 1-4169-0196-5
- Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts!: The First Experiment (2006), ISBN 1-4169-0195-7
- Chicken Boy (2005), ISBN 0-689-85816-7
- The Secret Language of Girls (2004, ISBN 0-689-84421-2
- Polish translation: Sekretny język dziewczyn ISBN 9788360010914
- Where I’d Like to Be (2003), ISBN 0-689-84420-4
- Dovey Coe (2000), ISBN 0-689-83174-9
- Chinese translation: 我不是兇手 = Dovey Coe / Wo bu shi xiong shou = Dovey Coe . Taibei Shi : Taiwan dong fang chu ban she gu fen you xian gong si, 2002 ISBN 9789575706760
- French translation" "Accusée!" ISBN 9782747011761
- German translation: Dunkler Sommer über Indian Creek : Roman Weinheim : Beltz und Gelberg, 2002. ISBN 9783407798404.