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Alma mater
  
Bates College

Occupation
  
Author


Name
  
Natasha Friend

Role
  
Author

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Born
  
April 28, 1972
Norwich, New York

Education
  
Clemson University, Bates College

Books
  
My Life in Black and White, Lush: A Novel, Perfect: A Novel, For Keeps, Bounce

Natasha friend


Natasha Friend (born April 28, 1972 in Norwich, New York) is an American author. Her first three books are the award-winning, young adult novels Perfect, Lush, and Bounce.

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Early life and education

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Friend was born in a town in upstate New York, to an English professor father and poet/actress mother. She began writing books at the age of nine.

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In 1994, Friend received a B.A. in Psychology from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She earned her M.A. in English at Clemson University.

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She has taught at the Brearley School in New York City, and Ecole Bilingue-International School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Friend also served as director of the Brimmer and May Summer Camp in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Writing career

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Friend's writing has appeared in Family Fun magazine and the book Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul. In 2004, her first book, the young adult fiction novel Perfect, won the Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature.

Books

  • 2004 — Perfect — Milkweed Editions
  • 2006 — Lush: A Novel — Scholastic Corporation
  • 2009 — Bounce — Scholastic Corporation
  • 2010 — For Keeps
  • 2012 - My Life in Black and White
  • 2016 - Where You'll Find Me
  • Awards

    PERFECT

  • Isinglass Teen Book Award, 2008
  • Golden Sower Award, 2007
  • Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee, 2007-2008
  • Book Sense Pick, 2005
  • Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature, 2004
  • LUSH

  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award, 2008
  • A.L.A. Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, 2006
  • BOUNCE

  • One of NYPL's Best Books for the Teen Age, 2008
  • For Keeps- Parper Back 2011

    References

    Natasha Friend Wikipedia