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No Sad Songs

Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn’t take long for Gabe to...

Breaking News

Things don’t usually come to a screeching halt at the RAT, also known as Ridgewood Arts & Technical School, Ridgewood City’s most prestigious progressive institution. But that’s what happens when Headmistress Hardaway interrupts class and announces, “A scandal has rocked the fundraising committee!” Everyone’s a suspect and Hunter Jackson,...

On the Way to Birdland

Self-proclaimed teenage philosopher Cordell Wheaton lives in a sleepy, southern town where nothing ever happens; not since his hero, jazz musician John Coltrane, left some seventy years earlier to “follow the sound.” Cordy’s life has been unraveling since the night his father and his brother, Travis, exploded on each other. The night Travis’s...

Frank Morelli
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Frank Morelli is the author of the young adult novels No Sad Songs (2018), a 2019 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers nominee and winner of an American Fiction Award for best coming of age story, and On the Way to Birdland, a 2021 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book. His middle grade mystery novel, Breaking News (2022) was featured at Louisiana Book Fest and the inaugural Lexington Book Festival. His 'Please Return To' series (2020) for middle grade readers features Norbert M. Finkelstein, Toby Solano, and a zany cast of wrestling superstars. His fiction and essays have appeared in various publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Cobalt Review, Philadelphia Stories, and Highlights Magazine. Connect with him on Instagram @frankmorelliauthor.

Blog

September 21, 2025

These are the times that make men. The times that summon the gnashing of teeth and the biting of tongues and the clenching of fists. The times that...

September 15, 2025

My first day and I’m wearing the black wing tips—Alfanis. Been in the box since Brooks Financial, but I polished them up last night so they shined...

September 14, 2025

There’s a single moment for a raindrop, when it breaks free from the granite sky and pelts the glass beside my bed in one fat slop. It hangs there...

Other Writing

Fact vs. Fiction A guest post from School Library Journal about reading

A guest post from School Library Journal about reading literature in a post-truth world.

The Sports Villain A personal essay from Change Seven Magazine that

A personal essay from Change Seven Magazine that celebrates the essential role of the villain in sporting culture.

An Open Letter to People Rocking Out In Cars A personal rant about the

A personal rant about the incredible power that comes with jamming by yourself in the comfort of your own ride.

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To commemorate the refresh of my author website after many years of publishing books, I'm offering readers who register an email with my mailing list a free digital copy of my...