A writer and full time mom, Natasha (Tasha, Tash) has taught at the Brearley School in New York City and Ecole Bilingue in Cambridge. She also served as Director of the Brimmer and May Summer Camp in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Her writing has appeared in "Family Fun" magazine and "Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul." Tash lives in Connecticut with her husband and two little boys. Her first book, PERFECT, won the Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature and the Golden Sower Award for the state of Nebraska. Her second young adult novel, LUSH, was an A.L.A. Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, an International Readers Association Teen Choice, and the Rhode Island Teen Book Award Winner for 2008. Book #3, BOUNCE, was chosen as one of New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age, 2008. Tash recently finished writing her fourth novel, NIGHT SWIMMING, due for release in Summer '09.