Dale Loves Sophie to Death (April 1981) is the debut novel of American author Robb Forman Dew.

[1] It won the 1982 National Book Award in the category First Novel.

[2] It's a domestic story that takes places over the course of several weeks in the 1970s in Ohio and Massachusetts.

The novel is notable for its realistic portrayal of children/adult relationships.

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