Putting makeup on the fat boy
Featured Queue:
Don't Queue
Publication Type:
BookSource:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, p.219 (2011)Call Number:
Cubb Curr PS3573 .R4938 P88 2011URL:
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/9624997Keywords:
Cosmetics--Fiction, Families--New York (State)--New York--Juvenile fiction, Family life--New York (N.Y.)--Fiction, Family life--New York (State)--New York--Fiction, High schools--Fiction, High schools--Juvenile fiction, Hispanic Americans--Fiction, Hispanic Americans--Juvenile fiction, Homosexuality--Fiction, Homosexuality--Juvenile fiction, Makeup artists--Fiction, Makeup artists--Juvenile fiction, New York (N.Y.)--Fiction, New York (N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction, Schools--Fiction, Single-parent families--Fiction, Single-parent families--Juvenile fictionAbstract:
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Carlos Duarte is on the verge of realizing his dream of becoming a famous make-up artist, but first he must face his jealous boss at a Macy's cosmetics counter, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his crush on a punk-rocker classmate.
Publication Language:
eng
Notes:
Awards: Stonewall Book Award, 2012; Lexile 820; Book level 5.4; Ages 12 and up; realistic fiction


