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Erin Soderberg Downing

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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 · 16,253 ratings · 1,300 reviews · 54 distinct works • Similar authors

	Drive Me Crazy 3.76 avg rating — 3,343 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 — 1,860 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 — 1,460 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) 3.99 avg rating — 1,034 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 4.12 avg rating — 961 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 4.10 avg rating — 763 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 — 541 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 3.39 avg rating — 455 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) 4.04 avg rating — 351 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 — 1,459 ratings

Puppy Pirates (10 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 837 ratings

The Quirks (4 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 555 ratings

Daring Dreamers Club (3 books)
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4.20 avg rating — 140 ratings

Spacepop (2 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings

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The Library of Unruly Treasures

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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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What book should we read in April?

As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2025 Newbery contender and already published.

The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

32 votes, 26.9%

Ferris by Kate Dicamillo (write-in)

24 votes, 20.2%

Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar

15 votes, 12.6%

Just Keep Walking by Erin Soderberg Downing

14 votes, 11.8%

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée Watson

13 votes, 10.9%

Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

10 votes, 8.4%

Coyote lost and found (write-in)

5 votes, 4.2%

Heroes (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

Just Keep Walking by Erin Soderberg Downing (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

heroes (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

May I add olivetti by Allie millington? (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

black girl you are atlas (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome (write-in)

1 vote, 0.8%

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