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'''E. R. Frank''' is an American fiction writer, clinical [[social work]]er and [[psychotherapist]]. She writes young adult or teen fiction, and middle-grade fiction.<ref name=vassar/>


'''E.R. Frank''' is an [[United States|American]] [[writer]], clinical [[social work]]er and [[psychotherapist]]. She won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for her first [[novel]], [[2002]]'s ''Life Is Funny''. Her [[2003]] novel [[America (2002 novel)|''America'']] was made into a [[2009]] [[America (2009 film)|television movie]] starring [[Rosie O'Donnell]] and [[Philip Johnson (Actor)|Philip Johnson]]. She is also the grand-daughter of [[Gerold Frank]], an American best-selling [[biographer]], [[ghostwriter]] and author of [[The Boston Strangler]], 1966 and [[An American Death]], 1972.
''Frank'' won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for her [[first novel]] ''Life Is Funny'',<ref name=S&S/> which was published by DK Ink in 2000. Her 2003 novel [[America (2002 novel)|''America'']] was made into a [[America (2009 film)|2009 television movie]] starring [[Rosie O'Donnell]] and [[Philip Johnson (Actor)|Philip Johnson]].


Frank is the granddaughter of [[Gerold Frank]], a best-selling American [[biographer]] and [[ghostwriter]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Britton|first=Jason|date=June 26, 2000|title=Spring 2000 Flying Starts: E.R. Frank|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com|journal=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> She graduated from Vassar College in 1990.
As a therapist, Frank specializes in adults and adolescents who have undergone [[psychological trauma|trauma]].


As a therapist, Frank specializes in adults and adolescents who have undergone [[psychological trauma]].<ref name=S&S/> According to a 2004 interview for Vassar's alumni publication, she "uses books, and discussion of literary characters" in her practice. She also told the interviewer, "Writing is therapeutic for me. It's how I process my experiences as a social worker."<ref name=vassar/>
==Bibliography==


Her book ''America'' was removed from public school libraries in [[Martin County, Florida]].<ref>https://pen.org/these-books-are-banned-in-martin-county-florida/</ref>
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*(2002) ''Life Is Funny''
*(2003) ''America''
*(2004) ''Friction''
*(2007) ''Wrecked''


==References==
==Books==
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* ''Life Is Funny'' ([[DK Ink]], 2000)
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*[http://authors.simonandschuster.com/E-R-Frank/18298712 Simon & Schuster - Authors: E.R. Frank]
* ''America'' ([[Atheneum Books]], 2002)
*[http://vq.vassar.edu/issue/winter_2003/article/cativating_winter2003]
* ''Friction'' (Atheneum, 2003) – middle-grade fiction<ref name=vassar/>
* ''Wrecked'' (Atheneum, 2007)
* ''Dime'' (2015)


==Awards==
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
* Teen People Book Club NEXT Award, ''Life Is Funny''
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Emily Rosenblum
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[http://authors.simonandschuster.com/E-R-Frank/18298712 "E. R. Frank"] (official publisher page). [[Simon & Schuster]]. Retrieved 2014-02-16.</ref>
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[http://vq.vassar.edu/issues/2004/01/beyond-vassar/captivating-a-young-audience.html "Beyond Vassar: Captivating a Young Audience"]. Corinne Militello '98. ''Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly'' 100.1 (Winter 2003). Retrieved 2014-02-16.</ref>
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==External links==
* {{LCAuth|n99029816|E. R. Frank|4|}}
{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}

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Latest revision as of 01:17, 7 April 2024

E. R. Frank
BornRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationWriter, social worker
NationalityAmerican
EducationVassar College (BA, MSW)[1]
Period2000–present
GenreChildren's fiction

E. R. Frank is an American fiction writer, clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She writes young adult or teen fiction, and middle-grade fiction.[1]

Frank won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for her first novel Life Is Funny,[2] which was published by DK Ink in 2000. Her 2003 novel America was made into a 2009 television movie starring Rosie O'Donnell and Philip Johnson.

Frank is the granddaughter of Gerold Frank, a best-selling American biographer and ghostwriter.[3] She graduated from Vassar College in 1990.

As a therapist, Frank specializes in adults and adolescents who have undergone psychological trauma.[2] According to a 2004 interview for Vassar's alumni publication, she "uses books, and discussion of literary characters" in her practice. She also told the interviewer, "Writing is therapeutic for me. It's how I process my experiences as a social worker."[1]

Her book America was removed from public school libraries in Martin County, Florida.[4]

Books[edit]

  • Life Is Funny (DK Ink, 2000)
  • America (Atheneum Books, 2002)
  • Friction (Atheneum, 2003) – middle-grade fiction[1]
  • Wrecked (Atheneum, 2007)
  • Dime (2015)

Awards[edit]

  • Teen People Book Club NEXT Award, Life Is Funny

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Beyond Vassar: Captivating a Young Audience". Corinne Militello '98. Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly 100.1 (Winter 2003). Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  2. ^ a b "E. R. Frank" (official publisher page). Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  3. ^ Britton, Jason (June 26, 2000). "Spring 2000 Flying Starts: E.R. Frank". Publishers Weekly.
  4. ^ https://pen.org/these-books-are-banned-in-martin-county-florida/

External links[edit]

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