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Frances O'Roark Dowell
While Frances O'Roark Dowell is best known for her award-winning novels, she also hosts the popular "Off-Kilter Quilt" podcast, where she talks about her latest quilt projects with friends and fellow quilters around the globe. Her own little corner of the globe is Durham, North Carolina, where... show more



While Frances O'Roark Dowell is best known for her award-winning novels, she also hosts the popular "Off-Kilter Quilt" podcast, where she talks about her latest quilt projects with friends and fellow quilters around the globe. Her own little corner of the globe is Durham, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, two sons, and a dog named Travis. Connect with her online at FrancesDowell.com.Her books include Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Children’s Book Award; Where I’d Like to Be; the bestselling Secret Language of Girls trilogy; Chicken Boy; Shooting the Moon, which received a Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; Falling In; The Second Life of Abigail Walker; Anybody Shining; and the teen novel Ten Miles Past Normal. Her most recent book -- her first for adult readers -- is the quilting novel Birds in the Air.

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Birth date: May 30, 1964
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EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it 10 years ago
My name is Dovey Coe and I reckon it don't matter if you like me or not. I’m here to lay the record straight, to let you know them folks saying I done a terrible thing are liars. I aim to prove it, too. I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn’t kill him.Dovey Coe says what’s o...
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it 12 years ago
Another great Francis O'Roark Dowell book. This is the story of Jamie. She and her brother TJ have always looked up to their father, the Colonel. But when TJ enlists in the army to serve in the Vietnam war, the Colonel is less than pleased. Jamie, however is thrilled. She asks TJ to send her letters...
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it 12 years ago
This is the sequel to The Secret Language of Girls. I really liked that book, so I read this one. It wasn't as good as the first one, but it was still good and I still recommend it.
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it 12 years ago
I read this book in 7th grade and it was pretty good. I can really relate to Kate, because I have felt left out before too. When I entered middle school, I had no classes with my best friend and we started to kind of drift apart. I felt left out and alone because she made new friends, but I was kind...
The Symmetrical Bookworm
The Symmetrical Bookworm rated it 12 years ago
This is the first Frances O'Roark book that I ever read. I read it back when I was in 5th grade, and I really liked it. Dovey is outspoken and proud and I really like her character. Dovey always speaks her mind and I admire that about her. Anyway, Dovey really dislikes Parnell Caraway because he tre...
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