Francine Puckly writes young adult contemporary and historical fiction about teens being brave. 

THE WORD-A-DAY VOCABULARY WORKBOOK (Adams Media, 2021)

A delightful nonfiction blend of 365 obscure words, amusing word facts, and inspirational daily writing prompts, THE WORD-A-DAY VOCABULARY WORKBOOK is designed to help you build your vocabulary and get your creative juices flowing—one day and one word at a time!

REPARATION

Set on Lake Erie during the height of prohibition and rum-running in the mid-1920s, REPARATION is a realistic historical YA novel about a homeless Irish immigrant teen who is employed by a rum-running family and finds himself framed and fighting for his life in a liquor run gone awry. 

FRACTURED

FRACTURED is a realistic contemporary YA novel about a high school senior whose life spirals out of control when career goals, fracking, chemical poisoning, and a drunken mother split the ground open beneath her.

MARCY SCHROEDER'S GUIDE TO ROGUE SPEED BUMPS

A comical yet heart-wrenching story of loss and courage, MARCY SCHROEDER'S GUIDE TO ROGUE SPEED BUMPS is a realistic contemporary YA novel about a teen girl who must come to grips with her father's death, her mother's announcement to remarry, and a crush on her future stepbrother she can't seem to shake.