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{{short description|Children's book writer (born 1964)}}
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'''Frances O'Roark Dowell''' is an American author of [[middle-grade fiction]],<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Frances+O%27Roark+Dowell&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22dowell%2C+frances+o%27roark%22&qt=facet_ap%3A WorldCat ]</ref> including ''[[Dovey Coe]]'' (2000), ''[[The Secret Language of Girls]]'', ''Shooting the Moon'', ''and Falling In''. Her books have received numerous awards, including an [[Edgar Award|Edgar]] (''Dovey Coe''), the [[William Allen White Children's Book 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'').
'''Frances O'Roark Dowell''' is an American author of [[middle-grade fiction]],<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Frances+O%27Roark+Dowell&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22dowell%2C+frances+o%27roark%22&qt=facet_ap%3A WorldCat ]</ref> including ''[[Dovey Coe]]'' (2000), ''[[The Secret Language of Girls]]'', ''Shooting the Moon'', ''and Falling In''. Her books have received numerous awards, including an [[Edgar Award|Edgar]] (''Dovey Coe''), the [[William Allen White Children's Book Award]] (''Dovey Coe''), the [[Christopher Award]] (''Shooting the Moon''), the [[Voice of Youth Advocates|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.
''Dovey Coe'' has been translated into Chinese, French and German. ''The Secret Language of Girls'' has been translated into Polish.


==Biography==
==Biography==
The daughter of a US Army lawyer, Frances O'Roark Dowell was born in Germany and moved around frequently as a child.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McGarrahan|first1=Carol|title=An interview with local author Frances O'Roark Dowell|url=https://www.carolinaparent.com/community/blogs/details.php?An-interview-with-local-author-Frances-O-Roark-Dowell-4189|website=Carolina Parent|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> After graduating from high school in Texas, she completed undergraduate studies in English at [[Wake Forest University]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Cheryl|title=Inspiring young writers|url=http://news.wfu.edu/2012/03/26/inspiring-young-writers/|accessdate=17 October 2014|publisher=Wake Forest University|date=26 March 2012}}</ref> and a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]. She lives in [[Durham, North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granados|first1=Alex|last2=Stasio|first2=Frank|title=Ten Miles Past Normal|url=http://wunc.org/post/ten-miles-past-normal|website=The State Of Things|publisher=WUNC|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> with her husband and two sons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frances O’Roark Dowell|url=http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/frances-o%E2%80%99roark-dowell|website=Bookreporter.com|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref>
The daughter of a US Army lawyer, Frances O'Roark Dowell was born in Germany and moved around frequently as a child.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McGarrahan|first1=Carol|title=An interview with local author Frances O'Roark Dowell|url=https://www.carolinaparent.com/community/blogs/details.php?An-interview-with-local-author-Frances-O-Roark-Dowell-4189|website=Carolina Parent|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> After graduating from high school in Texas, she completed undergraduate studies in English at [[Wake Forest University]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Cheryl|title=Inspiring young writers|url=http://news.wfu.edu/2012/03/26/inspiring-young-writers/|accessdate=17 October 2014|publisher=Wake Forest University|date=26 March 2012}}</ref> and a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]. She lives in [[Durham, North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granados|first1=Alex|last2=Stasio|first2=Frank|title=Ten Miles Past Normal|url=http://wunc.org/post/ten-miles-past-normal|website=The State Of Things|publisher=WUNC|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref> with her husband and two children.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frances O'Roark Dowell|url=http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/frances-o%E2%80%99roark-dowell|website=Bookreporter.com|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref>


==Published works==
==Published works==
*''Dovey Coe'' (2000)
* ''[[Dovey Coe]]'' (2000)
**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 978-957-570-676-0
**[[Chinese language|Chinese]] translation: ''我不是兇手'' (''Wo bu shi xiong shou; I'm not the murderer)'' – [[Taipei]]: The Eastern Publishing Co., Ltd, 2002. {{ISBN|978-957-570-676-0}}
**French translation" "Accusée!" ISBN 978-2-7470-1176-1
** [[French language|French]] translation: ''Accusée!'' – [[Bayard Presse|Bayard Jeunesse]], 2005. {{ISBN|978-2-7470-1176-1}}
**German translation: ''Dunkler Sommer über Indian Creek : Roman'' Weinheim : Beltz und Gelberg, 2002. ISBN 978-3-407-79840-4.
** [[German language|German]] translation: ''Dunkler Sommer über Indian Creek'' – [[Weinheim]]: [[Beltz & Gelberg]], 2002. {{ISBN|978-3-407-79840-4}}
*''Where I’d Like to Be'' (2003)
* ''[[Where I'd Like to Be]]'' (2003) = SALANI GL'ISTRICI: Solo un ritaglio di casa Illustrazioni di Francesca Bazzurro (2004 Italy)
*''Chicken Boy'' (2005)
* ''[[Chicken Boy (novel)|Chicken Boy]]'' (2005)
*''Shooting the Moon'' (2008)
* ''[[Shooting the Moon (novel)|Shooting the Moon]]'' (2008)
*''Falling In'' (2010)
* ''[[Falling In (novel)|Falling In]]'' (2010)
*''Ten Miles Past Normal'' (2011)
* ''[[Ten Miles Past Normal]]'' (2011)
*''The Second Life of Abigail Walker'' (2012)
* ''[[The Second Life of Abigail Walker]]'' (2012)
*''Anybody Shining'' (2014)
* ''[[Anybody Shining]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Trouble the Water (novel)|Trouble the Water]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Birds in the Air]]'' (2016)


;The Secret Language of Girls
;The Secret Language of Girls
*''The Secret Language of Girls'' (2004)
* ''[[The Secret Language of Girls]]'' (2004)
**Polish translation: ''Sekretny język dziewczyn'' ISBN 978-83-60010-91-4
** [[Polish language|Polish]] translation: ''Sekretny język dziewczyn'' {{ISBN|978-83-60010-91-4}}
*''The Kind of Friends We Used To Be '' (2009)
* ''[[The Kind of Friends We Used To Be]]'' (2009)
*''The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away'' (2013)
* ''[[The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away]]'' (2013)


;From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. Macguire
;From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. Macguire
*''Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts!: The First Experiment'' (2006)
* ''[[Phineas L. MacGuire ... Erupts!: The First Experiment]]'' (2006)
*''Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Slimed!'' (2007)
* ''[[Phineas L. MacGuire ... Gets Slimed!]]'' (2007)
*''Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Blasts Off!'' (2008)
* ''[[Phineas L. MacGuire ... Blasts Off!]]'' (2008)
*''Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Gets Cooking!'' (2014)
* ''[[Phineas L. MacGuire ... Gets Cooking!]]'' (2012)

; Sam the Man
* ''[[Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Sam the Man and the Rutabaga Plan]]'' (2017)


==Awards==
==Awards==
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*2003: [[William Allen White Children's Book Award]], 6th–8th Grade, ''Dovey Coe''
*2003: [[William Allen White Children's Book Award]], 6th–8th Grade, ''Dovey Coe''
*2008: [[Boston Globe-Horn Book Award]] Honor, ''Shooting the Moon''<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners|url=http://www.hbook.com/2011/05/news/boston-globe-horn-book-awards/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners/|website=The Horn Book|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref>
*2008: [[Boston Globe-Horn Book Award]] Honor, ''Shooting the Moon''<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners|url=http://www.hbook.com/2011/05/news/boston-globe-horn-book-awards/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners/|website=The Horn Book|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref>
*2009: [[Christopher Award]], Books for Young People - Ages 10-12, ''Shooting the Moon''<ref>{{cite web|title=The 60th Annual Christopher Award Winners|url=http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=966|website=The Christophers|accessdate=17 October 2014}}</ref>
*2009: [[Christopher Award]], Books for Young People - Ages 10–12, ''Shooting the Moon''<ref>{{cite web|title=The 60th Annual Christopher Award Winners|url=http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=966|website=The Christophers|accessdate=17 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807140030/http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=966|archive-date=7 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal |Children's literature}}
*[http://www.francesdowell.com Official author website]
*[http://www.francesdowell.com Official author website]


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Frances O'Roark Dowell
Born (1964-05-30) May 30, 1964 (age 60)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
EducationBachelor degree, Master of Fine Arts
Alma materWake Forest University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
GenreMiddle-grade fiction
Notable worksDovey Coe, Shooting the Moon
Notable awardsEdgar Award
SpouseClifton Dowell
ChildrenEmily Dowell, Will Dowell.

Frances O'Roark Dowell is an American author of middle-grade fiction,[1] 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 Allen White Children's Book 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.

Biography

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The daughter of a US Army lawyer, Frances O'Roark Dowell was born in Germany and moved around frequently as a child.[2] After graduating from high school in Texas, she completed undergraduate studies in English at Wake Forest University[3] and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She lives in Durham, North Carolina[4] with her husband and two children.[5]

Published works

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  • Dovey Coe (2000)
    • Chinese translation: 我不是兇手 (Wo bu shi xiong shou; I'm not the murderer) – Taipei: The Eastern Publishing Co., Ltd, 2002. ISBN 978-957-570-676-0
    • French translation: Accusée! – Bayard Jeunesse, 2005. ISBN 978-2-7470-1176-1
    • German translation: Dunkler Sommer über Indian Creek – Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg, 2002. ISBN 978-3-407-79840-4
  • Where I'd Like to Be (2003) = SALANI GL'ISTRICI: Solo un ritaglio di casa Illustrazioni di Francesca Bazzurro (2004 Italy)
  • Chicken Boy (2005)
  • Shooting the Moon (2008)
  • Falling In (2010)
  • Ten Miles Past Normal (2011)
  • The Second Life of Abigail Walker (2012)
  • Anybody Shining (2014)
  • Trouble the Water (2016)
  • Birds in the Air (2016)
The Secret Language of Girls
From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. Macguire
Sam the Man

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ WorldCat
  2. ^ McGarrahan, Carol. "An interview with local author Frances O'Roark Dowell". Carolina Parent. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ Walker, Cheryl (26 March 2012). "Inspiring young writers". Wake Forest University. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ Granados, Alex; Stasio, Frank. "Ten Miles Past Normal". The State Of Things. WUNC. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Frances O'Roark Dowell". Bookreporter.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. ^ Baker, John F (17 May 2001). "Veterans Star at Edgars". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners". The Horn Book. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  8. ^ "The 60th Annual Christopher Award Winners". The Christophers. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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