Fun Five: Alissa Grosso

May 6, 2011 by shanyn

Fun Five
Alissa Grosso

Author of Popular

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1. Tell us about your last shopping trip.
Does grocery shopping count? I’m not much of a shopper. My goal is always to get in the store, grab what I need, and get out as quickly as possible.

2. What is your favorite restaurant meal?
I tend to eat the same things again and again, but it depends on the restaurant. Mostly this seems to be pizza and pasta.

3. If you could be a professional sports athlete, which sport would you choose?
Baseball, looks pretty easy. Most of the time those guys are standing around waiting for a ball to come there way or sitting on a bench waiting for their turn to swing a bat. Plus, they don’t even have to hit the ball all that often to be considered a good player. Talk about easy money.

4. When was the last time you rode a roller coaster?
Does riding in a car that my father is driving count? No, well then I’m gonna guess my last real roller coaster was back when I went to Busch Gardens with my family a gazillion years or so ago. Rides, are not really my thing. Anything more extreme than a ferris wheel tends to make me queasy. I rode one of the tamer Busch Gardens roller coasters (nothing that went upside down or anything) and I still felt sick for the rest of the day. I am such a wimp!

5. How many winter coats do you own?
Four, and two of them I’ve had since I was in high school. I have a couple of dress coats (one of which dates back to high school), a ski jacket and my high school varsity jacket, which I don’t actually wear anymore, but which I’ve kept for sentimental reasons.

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More about Popular:
Meet the clique that rules Fidelity High: Olivia, Zelda, Nordica, and Shelly, each one handpicked by über-popular Hamilton Best. You know you’re “in” when you make the guest list for one of Hamilton’s parties. And in the thralls of senior year, everyone wants to get noticed by Hamilton.

But Hamilton’s elite entourage is coming apart at the seams. Olivia fantasizes about finally having a boyfriend, Zelda dreams of ditching high school, Nordica wants to be alone with her photography, and Shelly’s plotting to dethrone Hamilton. Lies and secrets are ripping away the careful ties that have kept them together for years. But Hamilton has the biggest secret of all, one that only her boyfriend Alex knows. If the truth got out, it would shock everyone and destroy Hamilton’s fragile world—and she’ll do anything to protect her secret and keep her clique together.

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