Alissa Grosso is the author of the young adult novels Popular (Flux, 2011) and Ferocity Summer (Flux, 2012). She is also a library sales representative for Unique Books and a freelance writer. In the past she has worked as a newspaper editor, a children’s librarian and a long, long time ago as a tavern wench complete with Colonial style costume.
She grew up in Bergen and Sussex Counties in New Jersey. Alissa spent a large portion of her childhood immersed in the pages of a book and spent a fair amount of time emulating her favorite literary characters. Her neighbors were likely not too pleased with her Harriet the Spy phase.
She attended Rutgers University, where she majored in English and read lots and lots of books including reading Hamlet roughly 7 semesters in a row. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in English and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Alissa still spends a lot of time lost in books, though some are books she is busy creating. When she isn’t busy reading or writing, she likes to spend time outdoors. She lives in New Jersey with several cute and cuddly furry critters.
She is proud to belong to The Class of 2K11, The KidLit Authors Club, The Elevensies and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).
Alissa is represented by Jim McCarthy at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.
You can connect with/follow/friend etc. Alissa online at:
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