E.R. Frank
| E. R. Frank | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richmond, Virginia, US |
| Occupation | Writer, social worker |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. Vassar College, 1990; M.S.W.[1] |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Genre | Children'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. 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]
Books
- Life Is Funny (DK Ink, 2000)
- America (Atheneum Books, 2002)
- Friction (Atheneum, 2003) – middle-grade fiction[1]
- Wrecked (Atheneum, 2007)
- Dime (2015)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Beyond Vassar: Captivating a Young Audience". Corinne Militello '98. Vassar, the Alumnae/i Quarterly 100.1 (Winter 2003). Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- 1 2 "E. R. Frank" (official publisher page). Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
External links
- E. R. Frank at Library of Congress Authorities, with 4 catalog records