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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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Average rating: 3.89 · 16,464 ratings · 1,321 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 — 1,052 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 — 992 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 — 825 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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The Great Peach Experiment (4 books)
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Puppy Pirates (10 books)
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The Quirks (4 books)
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Daring Dreamers Club (3 books)
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Spacepop (2 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings

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The Taken Ones (Steinbeck and Reed, #1)

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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.”
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Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

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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)

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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)

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Beyond the Bright Sea

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Thick as thieves (write-in)

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Crystal Ribbon by Celeste Lim (write-in)

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

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Jun 11, 2009 09:29PM

Thanks! I'm sure I will. :)

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Jun 11, 2009 06:22PM

oh good - enjoy!

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message 1: by Briana

Jun 10, 2009 09:44PM

Hello! I got my two books, Drive Me Crazy and Prom Crashers, from winning your contest in the mail the other day. Thanks again!

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