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).
Dowell has an MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of Massachusetts. She lives in Durham, NC, with her husband and two sons.