Author Interview: Leslie Connor Talks About the Power of Research & the Beauty of Friendships

By ​​Rebecca Kirshenbaum

Two-time Schneider Award Winner and 2018 National Book Awards Finalist Leslie Connor talks about her new middle grade novel, Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? (Katherine Tegen, 2022), the power of research, and the beauty of symbiotic friendships.

Your newest novel, Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? , is at its heart a story about friendship (like so many of your books!). Aurora and Frenchie both exist apart from their peers, though for different reasons. Can you talk about their co...