Frank Powell

Frank, a character in The Sophomore series, is Chris Powell and AJ Powell’s dad. He is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 6.

Appearance
Frank has short, graying brown hair, blue eyes and fair skin.

Personality
At first, Frank is a kind and loving father to all of his children. He is shown to be regretful after abandoning his family when Chris and his siblings were young. He wanted to repent for his mistakes by showing up to Chris's football games and trying to be a good father to AJ as she didn't remember much about him growing up. Later, he is shown as a deadbeat man by abandoning AJ in the middle of the night just to go get something to eat. This forces Chris to reprimand him and told him to leave his and his siblings' lives because he was still the same person in the past.

Background
He abandoned Chris, AJ, Kyle, and their mom for nine years before reappearing during Chris's sophomore year in college.

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Winter in Hartfeld (Mentioned; Determinant)

Book 3

 * Chapter 1: New Leaves (Mentioned; Determinant)

Book 2

 * Chapter 6: Daddy Wasn't There
 * Chapter 8: Family Affairs
 * Chapter 12: Just Dance

Chris
In The Freshman, Book 2, Chapter 1, Chris mentions his father for the first time but refuses to talk any further about him. In The Freshman, Book 3, Chapter 1, he confesses that Frank left the family when Chris was ten.

Trivia

 * He shares the same name as Frank Walter from the High School Story series, Frank from the LoveHacks, Book 2 and Frank from Bachelorette Party.
 * In a premium scene of The Sophomore, Book 2, Chapter 12, AJ creates a comic book Supervillain based on Frank called The Talker.
 * The name Frank is of English origin and means "free man".
 * The surname Powell is of Welsh origin and means "child of a eminent person".