E. R. Frank

E. R. Frank
Born	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Writer, social worker
Nationality	American
Education	Vassar College (BA, MSW)^[1]
Period	2000–present
Genre	Children's fiction

American fiction writer, clinical social worker and psychotherapist

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

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

Awards

Teen People Book Club NEXT Award, Life Is Funny

References

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "E. R. Frank" (official publisher page). Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
^ Britton, Jason (June 26, 2000). "Spring 2000 Flying Starts: E.R. Frank". Publishers Weekly.
^ "These books are banned in Martin County, Florida". 13 March 2023.