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News article about Sarah’s new book!
Sarah as a keynote speaker at Follett’s 2017 ReadingCon in Chicago
Sarah kicked off her speaking career as a Keynote Speaker alongside Kwame Alexander and Gene Luen Yang at Follett’s 2017 ReadingCon in Naperville, IL.
Sarah Frank already is gaining notoriety as she served as the closing keynote speaker at “ReadingCon: Collaborating for Literacy,” a conference on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Northern Illinois University in Naperville, Ill. Designed for K-12 educators, the event featured an impressive array of award-winning authors:
Kwame Alexander
Gene Luen Yang
Carol Weston
Aaron Reynolds
Chelsea Sedoti
Nancy Cavanaugh
John David Anderson
Gillian King-Cargile
Judy Schachner
Julie Berry
Lauren Wolk
Candace Fleming
Eric Rohmann
Tim Green
Jennifer L Holm
Neal Shusterman
Barb Rosenstock
Jim Benton
Laurel Snyder
Matt Lamothe
Emily Jenkins/E Lockhart.
Sarah got to meet and chat with many of these authors:
Sarah got to meet and chat with many of these authors:
Sarah’s presentation was titled “Let’s Add ‘Creative’ Back to Writing.” After her presentation she autographed One Chance posters and posed for selfies with teachers and media specialists who were inspired by her talk.
About the One Chance book launch:
“At BeaLu Books, we have a strong belief in the power of literacy to bring positive changes to the lives of children in our communities and the world,” said CEO Luana Mitten. “And we couldn’t be more thrilled and proud to introduce such a talented young writer such as Sarah onto the scene with her first novel. The ‘One Chance’ series is off to a great start, and we are confident will be a popular read for middle grades and young adults.”
ONE CHANCE, supernatural thriller, out now!
ONE CHANCE is finally out! It’s published by BeaLu Books. Click to order the paperback or hardcover version. All orders on the Bealubooks.com website will be personally signed by Sarah.
This is Sarah’s first novel, a supernatural thriller full of mystery, action, and time travel. It’s the first in series of 8 books plus 2 prequels. Sarah began writing the book in a notebook while in 5th grade. She rewrote it in 6th grade onto her computer. By 7th grade there was another rewrite, and during 8th grade she worked with an editor to make even more improvements. Several of the books in the series are already in draft form.
“Time can be a tricky thing. If you get lost, you don’t come back. If you get killed, you can’t change it. If you mess with it, not even your family will remember your name, because you’re lost in time forever.”
When Sandy’s parents don’t return from a trip, she finds herself thrust into two orphanages run by the darkly mysterious Marsh sisters. Brian, a new middle school student, seeks out Sandy and reveals the existence of a magical rock: The Stone of Discedo. Threatening notes (or clues?) appear and Sandy, Brian and their fellow orphans find themselves in an escalating series of events. A theft is committed and Sandy is framed; a Sandy-lookalike orphan is brutally murdered. Sandy realizes that she has one chance to change her entire life and get her parents back…by going back in time.
“Sometimes you only have one chance, so you have to take it when you can.”
ORDER LINK: https://www.bealubooks.com/product/one-chance-paperback/ or
https://www.bealubooks.com/product/one-chance-hardcover/
Sarah’s first book
Sarah’s first book is available on Amazon. It was published in 2011, when Sarah was in 5th grade. After getting bored in her elementary class in 5th grade, she wrote 28 silly poems about school targeted towards younger grades. We thought, “How fun to print these as a goodbye gift for all her teacher’s as she leaves elementary school.” One thing led to another, and suddenly it is an actual book! It is available for purchase on Amazon (click link below).
