Frances O’Roark Dowell Books in Order

Frances O'Roark Dowell is an American author of middle-grade fiction, including Dovey Coe (2000), The Secret Language of Girls, Shooting the Moon, and Falling In. Her books have received numerous awards, including an Edgar, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, the Christopher Award, the VOYA Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Fiction, Honor Book.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Frances O’Roark Dowell

  • #1
    Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan(2016)
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  • #2
    Sam the Manthe Rutabaga Plan(2017)
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  • #3
    Sam the Man & the Dragon Van Plan(2018)
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  • #4
    Sam the Manthe Secret Detective Club Plan(2018)
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  • #5
    Sam the Man & the Cell Phone Plan(2019)
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  • #1
    Dovey Coe(2000)
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  • #2
    Where I'd Like to Be(2003)
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  • #3
    Chicken Boy(2005)
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  • #4
    Shooting the Moon(2008)
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  • #5
    Falling In(2010)
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  • #6
    Ten Miles Past Normal(2011)
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  • #7
    The Second Life of Abigail Walker(2012)
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  • #8
    Anybody Shining(2014)
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  • #9
    Trouble the Water(2016)
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  • #10
    Birds in the Air(2016)
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  • #11
    The Class(2019)
    Amazon
  • #12
    How to Build a Story... Or, the Big What If(2020)
    Amazon
  • #13
    Hazard(2022)
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  • #14
    Margaret Goes Modern(2017)
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  • #1
    The Secret Language of Girls(2004)
    Amazon
  • #2
    The Kind of Friends We Used to Be(2009)
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  • #3
    The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away(2013)
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About Frances O’Roark Dowell

Frances O'Roark Dowell is an American author of middle-grade fiction, including Dovey Coe (2000), The Secret Language of Girls, Shooting the Moon, and Falling In. Her books have received numerous awards, including an Edgar, the William Allen White Children's Book Award, the Christopher Award, the VOYA Book Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Fiction, Honor Book.

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