Of All the Stupid Things - Tapa dura

Told from their differing viewpoints, high schoolers Tara, an athlete; Whitney Blaire, a beauty; and Pinkie, a mother hen, face problems in various relationships but the most devastating occurs when Tara finds herself attracted to a girl Whitney Blaire hates.

Alexandra Diaz grew up in a bilingual Spanish/English-speaking family in various parts of the US but has also lived in Puerto Rico, Austria, and Great Britain, where she's currently based. She graduated magna cum laude with a BA in English and Communications from Lake Forest College and then went on to be awarded an MA on the prestigious Writing for Young People course at England's Bath Spa University. Her writing has appeared in newspapers, literary magazines, children's magazines, Web sites, and anthologies. Although writing is the only career she ever wanted, Alexandra has worked as a nanny, teacher, Web designer, financial administrator, and waitress, to name but a few.