Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett

Frances Roberta Sterrett was an American writer born in Minnesota in 1869. Sources about her life are brief, but they agree that she wrote fiction in the early 1900s, especially books for younger readers, and that she spent much of her life in Minnesota.

Her books include William and Williamina, Rebecca's Promise, These Young Rebels, The Amazing Inheritance, and Mary Rose of Mifflin. One of her stories also made its way into film: Up the Road with Sallie was adapted as a silent movie in 1918.

What stands out most about Sterrett is the tone of her work. Contemporary notices described books such as The Jam Girl and These Young Rebels as humorous and spirited, which fits the bright, character-driven style readers still enjoy in her fiction today.