Of All the Stupid Things
**This novel is currently out of print. If you wish to get a paper copy, please contact me directly.
ALA Rainbow List Book!
When a rumor starts circulating that Tara’s boyfriend has been with one of the guy cheerleaders, the innuendo doesn’t just hurt Tara. It marks the beginning of the end for three lifelong friends.
Tara’s training for a marathon, but also running from her fear of abandonment from her father.
Whitney Blaire seems to have everything, but an empty mansion and absentee parents leave her looking for her own value in the wrong places.
And Pinkie has a compulsive need to mother everyone to make up for the mama she’s never stopped missing.
Then the new girl arrives in school and Tara starts to feel things she’s never felt for before for a girl. Can the girls’ friendship survive when all the rules have changed?
**ADVISORY: This book contains sex and language, and might not be suitable for middle school readers.
“This first novel nicely captures the way friends assume and challenge their roles in a group while sensitively addressing a range of topics, including same-sex attraction and coming out.” Heather Booth, Booklist
[From a 2010 list] Listed as one of 10 Great Books for LGBTQ Teens (published in the last five years).
“Great read!” Carrie’s YA Bookshelf
“Alexandra’s debut novel Of All the Stupid Things is enticingly fierce. Her writing is subtle yet powerful. The suspense hooked me from the first page until the end.” La Femme Readers
“All three girls had well developed storylines that intersected nicely at the end.” For What It’s Worth
Good Girls Don’t Lie
**This novel is currently out of print. If you wish to get a paper copy, please contact me directly.
Josie Figueroa is the girl no one in la familia has to worry about. She’s smart, responsible, and reliable.
The good girl.
Except her life isn’t as perfect as everyone believes. Her older brothers are overprotective and clueless; her dream-boy leads her on, and dumps her.
And then there’s cousin Margarita who can’t deal with her own life, much less a deadbeat husband and two small children.
That’s okay because there’s always Josie-to-the-rescue, Josie who will take care of everything for everyone else. After all, it’s not like Josie doesn’t have problems of her own, it’s not like she’s fifteen, pregnant, and every choice she makes feels like the wrong one.
*ADVISORY: This book contains sex and language, and might not be suitable for middle school readers.
Commissioned Books
**These two books were written on commission (under the fictional name Megan Sparks). In this case, it means it was someone else’s idea and I was hired to write them.
Falling Hard (Roller Girls book 1)
When Annie moves from London to a small American town in the Mid-West, she struggles to fit in. She gets off to a bad start when she makes an enemy of her school’s queen bee, Kelsey. But she discovers a new passion, the exciting sport of roller derby and makes friends with the cool and quirky girls on her team, the Liberty Belles. She also meets Jesse, the friendly boy who works at the roller rink, and Tyler, a cute all-American sports star.
In a Jam (Roller Girls book 3)
Annie and Tyler are going out! OK, he can be a bit controlling sometimes, but Annie’s never had a boyfriend before so she assumes that’s what they’re like. Her roller derby team, the Liberty Belles, are in top position in the league but are they getting over-confident? Annie misses a few practice sessions so she can spend time with Tyler. As punishment, she gets left on the bench at a big bout. The whole team needs to re-focus, especially Annie.
Reviews for Falling Hard
“This book is extremely well written. Annie is an engaging heroine with amazing athletic abilities, and she has one of the best dads in YA fiction I’ve encountered. It’s terrific to see their warm, loving relationship. The descriptions of Annie’s cheerleader and roller derby experiences are both authentically and excitingly written. All in all, this is an excellent example of the girl-power, athletic-competition type of YA book.” Kate McMurry TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE VOICE
“[The author] does a really good job getting into Annie’s world and showing all the trials and doubts she goes through while trying to find herself. The story flows along at a nice clip and keeps the pages turning as problems and setbacks show up with startling regularity.” Mel Odom TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE VOICE
“This was a great YA novel with a strong and likable female character.” Rebecca