Sarah publishes her chapbook: Windows and Mirrors.

Windows and Mirrors, Sarah’s book of poetry, is now available on Amazon! Sarah describes it as: “This is a poetry book includes 25 poems split into two sections: windows and mirrors. Window poems are about others while mirror poems are about my own life. The first poem of each collection has a QR code in the corner. When scanned, the QR code will pull up a video of me performing the piece. I hope it brings it to life and shows all the emotions that went into this portfolio. This book is perfect for anyone who enjoys poetry: both happy, sad, and every emotion in between. I hope it is a window into the world and mirror of mine.”

 

Purchase Windows and Mirrors by clicking here.

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Sarah is on the cover of Story Monsters Ink Magazine

Sarah Frank, Teen Author, Cover of StoryMonsters Ink Aug 2020

Sarah gets a cover! She’s featured on the August 2020 cover of Story Monsters Ink, “The Literary Resource for Teachers and Librarians” Inside is a 5 page spread… “Teen Author Sarah Frank Inspires Kids to Follow Their Dreams.”

You can preview her story here: Sarah Frank StoryMonsters Ink PDF  Aug 2020 9 pages

You can get a free online subscription to view the entire issue at: https://www.storymonsters.com/past-issues  

Covers 2018-2020 have featured: Sarah Frank, Torrey Maldanado, Vanessa Williams, Alane Adams, Raven Howell, Martha & Ann Driscoll, Deborah Smith Ford, Lois Lowry, Sean Hayes & Scott Icenogle, Julian Edelman & Assaf Swissa, Alyssa Milano, Raina Telgemeier, R.J. Palacio, Buzz Aldrin, Kobe Bryant, Jeff Kinney, Joanna Gaines, Fabien Cousteau, Taylor Moxey, Ming-Na Wen, Tomie Depaola, Kathie Lee Gifford, Julie Chen, Judy Newman, Ann M. Martin, Lauren Child, Mister Rogers, Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes, Jason Reynolds, Neil Patrick Harris, Kwame Alexander, and Nathan Lane.
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Please share with any teachers, media specialists and parents you know: Story Monsters is an incredible resource!
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The SF Writing Program

The SF Writing Program aims to provide free writing resources to any aspiring writers. There are worksheets, activity sets, and general tips for topics such as pacing, character development, plot-building, and poetry. The program is self-paced and all about what you want to get out of it.

There are three courses: Building Your Plot, Creating Your Character, and Striking Your Balance. The site is located at https://sfwriting.thinkific.com. All you have to do is put in your email!

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Sarah makes online appearance on “Wordier Than Thou”

Here’s a chance to watch the recording of Sarah live streaming on Facebook and Zoom.
The event was titled “Quarantine Storytime: a Virtual Reading by Sarah Frank”, and it was hosted by Wordier Than Thou.

The first 19 minutes is her reading aloud the prologue of One Chance, and then it was Q&A time for the balance of time.

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One Chance and Two Secrets awarded “Story Monster Approved!” seal

One Chance and Two Secrets have been awarded the Story Monsters Approved! seal. It’s a program showcasing “books worth devouring.” A Story Monsters Approved! book must inspire, inform, teach or entertain, and adhere to rigorous standards of excellence. 

Also, Sarah won the Young Author (Ages 17 and under) Fiction award for One Chance, while Two Secrets won for Middle Grade (Ages 8-12) Fiction

https://www.storymonsters.com/book-briefs/2019-story-monsters-approved-winners-announced

Grab a photo of you reading One Chance or Two Secrets and use the #CaughtReading hashtag. It’s a campaign started by Story Monsters Ink to encourage folks of all ages to pick up a book and read!

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Sarah’s book #2, TWO SECRETS, is out!

Sarah Frank’s eagerly-awaited second book, TWO SECRETS, is now available. And it’s so good! It picks up where her award-winning ONE CHANCE left off. Follow Brian, Sandy, and the other seemingly normal middle-schoolers in small town Ohio as they are thrust into another intense magical adventure that readers will love.  Sarah crafted her series around her favorite things: magic, mystery, time travel and history.

Sarah is a HCPS student who attends Blake High School and does author visits and PTA/parent events for grades 3-8. Since January of 2018, Sarah has presented to over 5,000 students, teachers, and parents. Her main presentation focuses on the importance of hard work to be successful at “whatever your thing is.” Sarah also can do a character study workshop with students. For more information on Author Visits to Hillsborough County schools or Sarah’s books, get info here!

ABOUT TWO SECRETS:
“Sometimes we hide secrets from others, and sometimes we hide them from ourselves.”
Brian’s world is about to be turned upside down…again. Charles Moon is back to play more of his evil games. As people disappear without a trace from South Toheeden, it’s up to Brian and his friends to figure out why. But first, they must solve a riddle, travel through portals to far off places, and find an antidote serum to destroy Moon’s evil inventions.Now, Moon seems to be focused on Brian, and Brian seems to have an uncanny ability to understand Moon. But why? Things get urgent when Moon kidnaps Brian’s brother Aaron, and they have little time to save him before Aaron is gone forever. To save Aaron and the others, Brian and his friends must first figure out Moon’s clues, use the Stone of Moraetus to time travel, and survive the treachery of a battle with Moon and his followers. As they delve further into the world of magic and mystery, life-changing secrets are revealed. What secrets has Brian discovered, and how will they shape him forever?
 
Get an autographed paperback or handcover copy of Two Secrets via BeaLuBooks.com.  Both of Sarah’s books are also available at
Amazon:  One Chance and Two Secrets 
Barnes & Noble: One Chance and Two Secrets
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Sarah and One Chance win book award!

Sarah and One Chance have won their first award: a SILVER MEDAL in Juvenile Fiction, age 7-12 category by the Florida Authors & Publishers Association, Inc.! We attended the FAPA Awards Banquet in Orlando. Thank you to everyone who has supported us through this journey, we are so excited!

“Each year, the FAPA President’s Book Awards program recognizes book publishing excellence and creativity in design, content, and production for North American authors and publishers. Librarians, book industry professionals, and educators from Florida and other states will judge content, theme, layout, and cover design elements. For 2018, eligible books could be entered in forty-three categories, with only 2 categories for Juvenile readers Age 7-12.
FAPA awards gold, silver, and bronze medals to finalists in each category.”  Category 21. Fiction: Juvenile Age 7-12 

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Sarah and One Chance featured in the Tampa Bay Times

Sarah Frank is a rising sophomore at Blake High School and now a published author. [Courtesy of Jen Bravo]

One ruby-red, spiral-bound notebook. One vivid imagination.

In the hands of a fifth grader, these seem like perfect tools for idle time. And for Sarah Frank, they proved to be just that — a creative outlet. While squirreled away in her bedroom, she embarked on writing a “story” about orphans and magic, escalating adventures and time travel, never intending to share her writings with anyone.

Then she added a, “purple Sharpie” to the mix. And everything changed.

“Somewhere in the middle — maybe just after I ended a chapter with a character saying, ‘We only have one chance’ — I realized I liked the sound of those last two words and I decided to make One Chance the title,” said Sarah, now a rising sophomore at Blake High School. “Once I wrote the title in this thick purple Sharpie (which definitely didn’t match the ruby red) on the cover, it started to feel real.

“It was at that point that I knew I wanted to take it to the next level and publish it — to share my story and my characters with the world.”

More than four years after that epiphany, Sarah peddles her first novel, One Chance, published last November by BeaLu Books.

While working on a 10-book series — the next installment will be Two Secrets — Sarah is accepting accolades. [Read more…]

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Sarah finished her school year with speaking to over 1500 adults and kids!

During the past year Sarah has spoken to over 1500 teachers, media specialists, parents and kids in grades 3-6 about her book. Her presentations in schools are very well-received and she has quickly become a role model to students with her message about hard work making dreams come true.

She has traveled to Illinois where she was a keynote speaker at Follett’s ReadingCon 2017, and visited elementary and middle schools in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Lake Counties. If you would like to have Sarah speak at your event, visit our Media/School Author Visits page.
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ONE CHANCE hits Amazon and Barnes & Noble!

One Chance is now live on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble!

 

Signed copies are available on her publisher’s site at BeaLuBooks.com

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Follow Sarah on Social Media!

Sarah has several social media accounts. Come along as we use #OneChanceTheBook #TeenAuthor and #BookLaunch to launch the book!

Facebook: SarahFrankAuthor page

Instagram:@sarahfrankauthor

Twitter: @SarahF_Author

 

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News article about Sarah’s new book!

Coverage about Sarah’s book: World of Westchase Interview, 2017 “Westchase Teen Author Debuts First Novel”

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