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.

Early life and education 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.

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.

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 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 — Scholastic Corporation 2009 - Bounce — Scholastic Corporation 2010 - For Keeps 2012 - My Life in Black and White 2016 - Where You'll Find Me 2017 - The Other F-Word 2018 - How We Roll

Awards PERFECT Isinglass Teen Book Award, 2008 Golden Sower Award, 2007 Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee, 2007–2008 Book Sense Pick, 2006 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, 2002 For Keeps- Parper Back 2019