Children's book Author

Frances O’Roark Dowell

Biography

Frances O’Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; Where I’d Like to Be; The Secret Language of Girls and its sequels The Kind of Friends We Used to Be and The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away; Chicken Boy; Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Medal; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; Falling In; the critically acclaimed The Second Life of Abigail Walker; Anybody Shining; Ten Miles Past Normal; Trouble the Water; and most recently the Sam the Man series. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.

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Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan
Sam the Man & the Secret Detective Club Plan
Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan
Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan
Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
Shooting the Moon
The Secret Language of Girls
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Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · June 4, 2019

Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan

By Frances O’Roark Dowell · With Amy June Bates

Denied a phone, a boy must find a pocket-sized way to store vital info.

176 pages· 18,736 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
3.8/5 Goodreads · 11 ratings
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Sam the Man & the Rutabaga Plan

Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2017

Sam must keep a rutabaga alive for a school project. Can he succeed?

The Secret Language of Girls

Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2004

Two friends face a rift as middle school changes everything.

Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan

Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2018

Can Sam transform the family minivan into a monster truck with a dragon twist?

Shooting the Moon

Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2008

A young girl discovers harsh truths about war and family through her brother's photos from Vietnam.

The Kind of Friends We Used to Be

Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2009

Two friends struggle to reconnect as their interests and identities diverge.

Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan

Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2019

Denied a phone, a boy must find a pocket-sized way to store vital info.

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Sam the Man & the Secret Detective Club Plan

Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2018

Sam's detective club faces a mystery drought. Can they solve the lost and found puzzle?

Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan

Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2016

A boy's quest for cash leads to a surprising chicken venture.

Shooting the Moon
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Shooting the Moon

Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2008

A young girl discovers harsh truths about war and family through her brother's photos from Vietnam.

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Amy June Bates

Illustrator / 5 shared books

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