Frances O'Roark Dowell

Author

1964 –

58

Who is Frances O'Roark Dowell?

Frances O'Roark Dowell is the author of ten books of middle-grade fiction, including Dovey Coe, The Secret Language of Girls, Shooting the Moon, and Falling In. Her books have received numerous awards, including an Edgar, the William Allan White Award, the Christopher Award, the Voya Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Fiction, Honor Book.

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 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She lives in Durham, NC.

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Born
May 30, 1964
Berlin
Also known as
  • Frances O’Roark Dowell
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Wake Forest University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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