Frances O'Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of "Dovey Coe", which won the Edgar Award, "Where I'd Like to Be", the bestselling "The Secret Language of Girls", and its sequel The" Kind of Friends We Used to Be, "C"hicken Boy", "Shooting the Moon", which was awarded the Christopher Medal, the Phineas L. MacGuire series, and most recently "Falling In." She lives with her husband and two sons in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.