ADI ALSAID was born and raised in Mexico City. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He’ s now back in Mexico City, where he writes, coaches basketball, and makes every dish he eats as spicy as possible. In addition to Mexico, he’ s lived in Tel Aviv, Las Vegas, and Monterey, California. His previous YA books include Before Takeoff, Let’ s Get Lost, Never Always Sometimes, North of Happy, Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak, and We Didn’ t Ask for This.