Gaby Triana – författare

Four best friends, one graduation cruise, a week of partying.

Eight days of strife and storms . . .

It''s supposed to be the best eight days of their lives.

Bonds will be broken...

But when a fortune-teller predicts trouble the night before their trip,

One of you will not come home...

Fiona, Killian, Alma, and Yoli are left on edge, wondering what it could all mean.

Gaby Triana gets right to the heart of that thrilling, nerve-wracking, exhilarating, terrifying, amazing time that comes right after graduation, when the big question is: Where do we go from here?

She''s named after a landform.

She learned to walk on the red carpet.

And now she''s playing hostess to the nation''s hottest pop star.

Desert McGraw hasn''t exactly had a normal upbringing. Her dad fronts the popular rock band Crossfire, and her mom is the group''s manager. Always on tour or sitting in on recording sessions, Desert leads a life that looks glamorous to most people.

But now that she''s sixteen and living in yet another new town -- Miami, this time -- Desert is more than ready to call one place home. There''s one problem, though: How do you know whom to trust -- let alone what guy to hook up with -- when all any-one wants is access to the band?

Funny, romantic, and filled with essential rock-star etiquette (the proper attire for cruising in a Jag convertible, how to introduce new friends to your leather-wearing dad, etc.), Backstage Pass is a look at what happens when real life meets every girl''s dream.

All Isa wants is to be a regular American teenager, something her Cuban immigrant mother most definitely does not understand. After almost eighteen years of constant debate over everything from birthdays to boys, Isa has had enough. She''s counting down the days until she leaves for college—and can get as far away from Miami (North Cuba) as possible. But the more Isa tries to detach herself from her roots, the more tangled she becomes. Will she ever find the normal American life she dreams of? Or is she destined to become a cubanita after all?