Where You'll Find Me by Natasha Friend

Where You'll Find Me by Natasha Friend

Natasha Friend, I loved your book. I peeked at the first page and was hooked. Judy Blume

The first month of school, thirteen-year-old Anna Collette finds herself. . . .
Dumped by her best friend, Dani, who suddenly wants to spend eighth grade hanging out with different people.
Deserted by her mom, who s in the hospital recovering from a suicide attempt.
Trapped in a house with her dad, a new baby sister, and a stepmother young enough to wear her Delta Delta Delta sweatshirt with pride.
Stuck at a lunch table with Shawna the Eyebrow Plucker and Sarabeth the Irish Stepper because she has no one else to sit with.

But what if all isn t lost? What if Anna s mom didn t exactly mean to leave her? What if Anna s stepmother is cooler than she thought? What if the misfit lunch table isn t such a bad fit after all?

With help from some unlikely sources, including a crazy girl-band talent show act, Anna just may find herself on the road to okay.

Heartfelt and heartbreaking, Where You'll Find Me by Natasha Friend is a moving story about the sometimes unconventional bonds of friendship and family.

Natasha Friend, the award-winning author of Perfect, was born in Norwich, New York. After she received her B.A., she was ecstatic. Natasha received her B.A. in Psychology from Bates College in 1994 and went on to Clemson University for her M.A. In 1997, it was published in English. Natasha enjoys singing and song-lyric writing as a former camp director and English teacher, and she hopes to create more novels in the future.

Perfect, her debut novel, delves into the private difficulties of body image, eating disorders, and sorrow. Perfect was named a Book Sense Choice and received the Milkweed Award for Children's Literature. Friend raises what could have been just another problem novel to a very fascinating read of considerable interest to many girls, according to Booklist. Lush, Natasha's newest novel, goes headfirst into the turbulent lives and mind of a thirteen-year-old girl whose father is an alcoholic.

Samantha had to deal with loss, secrecy, and guilt on top of her own adolescent struggles. It grows worse for Samantha just as her skin toughens and her emotions dull. Natasha wrote this book in order to bring attention to the proverbial elephant in the room, so that it might be recognized and removed. Natasha lives in Connecticut with her husband, Erik, and their two sons, Jack and Ben.