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Putting Makeup on Dead People

Nov

21

2011

Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jen Violi

“A young adult novel for any bookshelf. The prose is crisp, refreshing and effortless, the characters fully realized and vivid, the dialogue believable and well chosen. Th generic viagra ere is a clean loveliness to this book, a light in it, despite its dark topic.”—PNBA Awards Committee. Putting Makeup on Dead People is on the shortlist for …

Nov

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2011

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Congratulations, PNBA Shortlisters!

The Awards Committee for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its shortlist for the best 2011 books by Northwest authors. Out of 290 titles nominated this year, the nine booksellers chose these 12 books. PNBA encourages its member stores and booksellers to give some extra attention to these titles and to email comments in …

Aug

5

2011

Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jen Violi

“This is a hilarious, beautiful, meaningful coming-of-age story. The main character, Donna, lost her father several years ago. Her brother has been away at college; her mother doesn’t understand her; and she feels invisible at school. During her senior year, she realizes that the only place she really feels comfortable, the only place she really …

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