E.R. Frank is the author of "America", "Friction", "Wrecked", and "Dime". Her first novel, "Life Is Funny", won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for YA Fiction and was also a top-ten ALA 2001 Quick Pick. In addition to being writer, E.R. Frank is also a clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She works with adults and adolescents and specializes in trauma.