E. R. Frank | |
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| Born | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, social worker |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Vassar College (AB, MSW) [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. [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]