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Megan E. Freeman

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Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week to teach poetry, and she has been a writer ever since. Her New York Times bestselling novel in verse, ALONE, won the Colorado Book Award, the Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Vermont Children’s Book Awards, the High Plains Book Award, is an NCTE Notable Verse Novel, and is included on over two dozen "best of" and state reading lists.

Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and the author of the poetry chapbook Lessons on Sleeping Alone. An award-winning teacher with decades of classroom experience, Megan is nationally recognized for her work leading workshops and speaking to audiences across the country.

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Megan E. Freeman’s books

Average rating: 4.11 · 26,616 ratings · 3,696 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Alone 4.13 avg rating — 22,928 ratings — published 2021 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Away 3.95 avg rating — 3,583 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret to Belonging 4.89 avg rating — 47 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lessons on Sleeping Alone 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fresh Starts by Morgen Leigh, Nikia Hunt (Goodreads Author), Bill May 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Megan E. Freeman Bestselling 2 Books Set - Alone, Away 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation

by Kenneth C. Davis (Goodreads Author)

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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)

by Larry McMurtry

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The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life

by Suleika Jaouad

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Megan Freeman entered a giveaway No Way Home by T.C. Boyle 100 copies available, ends on June 05, 2026 Enter to win »
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Quotes by Megan E. Freeman (?)

“I love the library.
My own personal book church.
Safety.

But I'm losing patience with fiction.
The challenges and triumphs of
fictional characters only make me
feel worse about myself.
Novels end nicely and neatly
with all obstacles overcome.
Loose ends tied up.

My own story just keeps unraveling
with depressing predictability.”
― Megan E. Freeman, Alone

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“I love the library.
My own personal book church.
Safety.
-Maddie”
― Megan E. Freeman, Alone

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“Empty houses aren’t home.”
― Megan E. Freeman, Alone

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Polls

It's our coming-in-second poll! The books included in this months poll were ranked highly in our monthly polls but lost by a few votes. It's time to give them another look.

What book should we read in October?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2022 Newbery contender and already published.

Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh

21 votes 15.9%

Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

19 votes 14.4%

Amber and Clay by Laura Amy Schlitz

18 votes 13.6%

Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

16 votes 12.1%

Alone by Megan E. Freeman

15 votes 11.4%

The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

14 votes 10.6%

The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

6 votes 4.5%

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff (write-in)

6 votes 4.5%

Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan (write-in)

4 votes 3.0%

Amber & Clay (write-in)

3 votes 2.3%

Finding Junie Kim (write-in)

2 votes 1.5%

Amber and Clay (write-in)

2 votes 1.5%

The Elephant in the Room (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Rescue is my choice. I’ve read The Elephant in the Room and very enjoyed it! (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Rescue is my vote. I have read Amber and Clay and really loved it,. (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Finding Julie kim (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Just Like That (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

The Sea in Winter (write-in)

1 vote 0.8%

Unsettled by Reem Faruqi (write-in)

0 votes 0.0%

Room to Dream (write-in)

0 votes 0.0%

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