Tara Altebrando

I'm the author of numerous books for young adults and tweens, including THE LEAVING (Bloomsbury) and the upcoming YA AI thriller TAKE ME WITH YOU. Over the years, my essays have appeared in Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Seventeen, and Mademoiselle. A graduate of Harvard, I live in Queens, NY, with my husband and two daughters.

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My family loves the secret sleep tip they show in ‘Frozen 2’

It's magic, I'm telling you.

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Watching my kiddo have a virtual playdate is so bittersweet

I feel eternally indebted to each and every one of these children—my own included.

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The one baby gift I didn’t register for (but desperately needed)

Everybody who came to visit in those early days ended up in that ugly glider. We have photos to prove it.