E. R. Frank facts for kids

E. R. Frank is an American writer who creates stories for young people. She writes both young adult (teen) fiction and middle-grade fiction. Besides writing, she is also a social worker and a psychotherapist. This means she helps people deal with difficult feelings and experiences.

Frank won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for her very first novel, Life Is Funny, which came out in 2000. Her book America, published in 2002, was even made into a TV movie in 2009. Famous actors like Rosie O'Donnell starred in it.

E. R. Frank is the granddaughter of Gerold Frank, who was a well-known American writer of biographies. She studied at Vassar College and graduated in 1990.

E. R. Frank's Work as a Therapist

As a therapist, E. R. Frank works with adults and teenagers. She helps them when they have gone through tough or upsetting experiences. In an interview from 2004, she shared that she often uses books and talks about characters in stories to help her patients.

She also mentioned that writing is very helpful for her personally. She said, "Writing is therapeutic for me. It's how I process my experiences as a social worker." This shows how her two careers, writing and helping people, are connected.

Her book America was removed from some school libraries in Martin County, Florida.

Books by E. R. Frank

E. R. Frank has written several books for young readers. Here are some of her well-known titles:

• Life Is Funny (DK Ink, 2000)
• America (Atheneum Books, 2002)
• Friction (Atheneum, 2003) – This book is for middle-grade readers.
• Wrecked (Atheneum, 2007)
• Dime (2015)

Awards and Recognition

E. R. Frank has received special awards for her writing.

• Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for her novel Life Is Funny.