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Erin Soderberg Downing

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Children's, Chick Lit, Contemporary

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I read and write lots of funny, adventurous, & heartwarming books for kids, tweens, and teens (and even a few romantic comedies for adults, too!) that are ultimately about finding your place, finding your people, and finding your voice. I always love book recommendations, so please send them my way. As a reader, I'm partial to contemporary romantic comedy, thrillers that keep the pages turning and have well-built characters, funny/original voices, quirky characters, and always kids' books with humor and heart. ...more

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Erin Soderberg Downing’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 16,514 ratings · 1,329 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	Drive Me Crazy 3.76 avg rating — 3,347 ratings — published 2009 — 9 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
	Juicy Gossip (Candy Apple #19) 4.14 avg rating — 2,743 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Prom Crashers 3.62 avg rating — 1,861 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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
	Dancing Queen 3.63 avg rating — 1,462 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) 3.98 avg rating — 1,059 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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
	Controlled Burn 4.13 avg rating — 1,001 ratings — 6 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
	Just Keep Walking 4.08 avg rating — 847 ratings — 7 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
	None of the Regular Rules 3.42 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	Kiss It 3.40 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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 Quirks: Welcome to Normal by Erin Soderberg Downing (Goodreads Author), Kelly Light (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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

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Cheating on Myself: A Romantic Comedy (for adults)

Woo hoo! It's done. My very first romantic comedy for adults is here, and you really should go and buy it! (If you're an adult, that is. There is some mature content, so don't get this one if you're into my tween books. Seriously, you would not enjoy it.)

CHEATING ON MYSELF is a novel I've been working on for the last few years, and now it's finally available for YOU to buy and read and recommend t Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Erin Soderberg Downing

The Great Peach Experiment (4 books)
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4.06 avg rating — 1,490 ratings

Puppy Pirates (10 books)
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4.10 avg rating — 857 ratings

The Quirks (4 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 556 ratings

Daring Dreamers Club (3 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 138 ratings

Spacepop (2 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings

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The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

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This Is Happiness

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“Even the most awful experiences have the potential to end with something beautiful.”
― Erin Soderberg Downing, Controlled Burn

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“They made fun of his empty toilet paper roll collection,”
― Erin Soderberg Downing, The Great Peach Experiment 1: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie

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“A stowaway!” Captain Red Beard hollered. “This is unpoopitable!” The scraggly terrier was furious.”
― Erin Soderberg, Stowaway!

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Polls

What book should we read in July?

You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2018 Newbery contender and already published.

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

46 votes 29.1%

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

41 votes 25.9%

Thick as Thieves (The Queen's Thief, #5) by Megan Whalen Turner

Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner

15 votes 9.5%

The Pearl Thief (Code Name Verity #0) by Elizabeth Wein

The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein

14 votes 8.9%

Restart by Gordon Korman (write-in)

14 votes 8.9%

Moon Shadow by Erin Downing

8 votes 5.1%

Cyclone by Doreen Cronin

6 votes 3.8%

The Someday Birds by Sally J Pla (write-in)

5 votes 3.2%

Orphan Island (write-in)

3 votes 1.9%

Beyond the Bright Sea

2 votes 1.3%

Thick as thieves (write-in)

2 votes 1.3%

Crystal Ribbon by Celeste Lim (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

The King's Locket by Jacob Stull (write-in)

1 vote 0.6%

A Crack in the Sea by H.M. Bouwman (write-in)

0 votes 0.0%

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