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Frances O'Roark Dowell
Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award, Where I'd Like to Be, the bestselling The Secret Language of Girls, and its sequel The Kind of Friends We Used to Be, Chicken Boy, Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the... show more

Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award, Where I'd Like to Be, the bestselling The Secret Language of Girls, and its sequel The Kind of Friends We Used to Be, Chicken Boy, Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Medal, and most recently Falling In. She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina.
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Ten Miles Past Normal - Frances O'Roark Dowell
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Everyday Rowena
Everyday Rowena rated it 14 years ago
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This was such a quick read. It wasn't one of those long, drawn out books that is full of deep thoughts and depressed characters. This book was fun, quirky and perfect for a lazy afternoon. This book follows Janie Gorman as she tries to be normal at school. Her best friend Sarah has the A lunch which...
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Lit & Kaboodle
Lit & Kaboodle rated it 14 years ago
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Could go under Historical Fiction.
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kathymartin9237
kathymartin9237 rated it 14 years ago
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Janie is coping with the horrors of starting high school. She really wants to be normal but she really isn't. She lives on a hobby farm and her mom blogs about living the simple life. She is in a new high school and all of her friends have different classes and a different lunch. She feels lost and ...
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isamlq
isamlq rated it 14 years ago
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It’s cute, sweet and fun. What makes it a typical coming of age story is that there is a girl unsatisfied with her circumstances (There’s also the whole boy-girl-crush thing. And then the mother-daughter thing) What makes it a-typical is what she does about it. She joins a band, while helping her fa...
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