**Welcome author MILA BERNADKIN**

Author Of: "THE ATTITUDE GIRL" Genre: YA Novel http://www.attitudegirlbook.com/ http://www.schoolbookings.com/search_detail.php?recordid=122 www.fivestarpublications.com www.myspace.com/486758811 http://www.authorsandexperts.com/search_detail.php?recordid=1016 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6517957.The_Attitude_Girl In her debut novel, a first-place winner in the Arizona Authors Association Annual Literary Awards contest, Ludmila "Mila" Bernadkin draws on her experience as a teacher, mother and advanced graduate of the Institute Of Children's Literature to identify with the tremulous world of confusing emotions and mixed messages of "maturity" today's teens live in as they feel their way through the process of becoming young adults. Born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine, a beautiful resort city on the Black Sea, Bernadkin emigrated from the former Soviet Union and came to the United States in 1977. She graduated from the Brest Music College with a BA equivalent degree in theory of music literature, and accepted a teaching position at a children's music school. After moving to the States, she became a Senior Programmer-Analyst, working at several of the largest financial institutions in New York City. However, medical reasons forced her early retirement, which turned out to be a blessing as she realized her life-long dream of becoming an award-winning published writer. Bernadkin loves to travel, listen to music, and read. She now resides in Brooklyn, New York, with her daughter who is a graduate student, who is currently working on her Masters. AUTHOR INTERVIEW will be posted at: www.authorgeriahearnsinterviews.blogspot.com BOOK REVIEW will be Posted at: This Review Blog www.amazon.com www.barnesandnoble.com Welcome Aboard Mila!