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The Possibilities of Sainthood
Contributor(s): Freitas, Donna (Author), Bauer, Emily (Read by)

ISBN: 1501286218 ISBN-13: 9781501286216
Publisher: Brilliance Audio

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Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Relationships
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 12-17

Grade Level: 7-12

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Italian
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Teen

Features: Ikids, Unabridged

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Publisher Description:
Antonia Lucia Labella has two secrets: at fifteen she's still waiting for her first kiss, and she wants to be a saint. An official one. To Antonia, saints are royalty and she wants her chance at being a princess. All her life she's kept company with these kings and queens of small favors, knowing exactly whom to pray to on every occasion. Afraid of tripping in gym class? Try St. Sebastian, athletic and golden. Working in the family store? Light a candle for St. Leonard, Patron Saint of Grocers. And a good all-purpose one: St. Jude, Patron Saint of Desperate Situations and Hopeless Causes. Unfortunately, the two events Antonia has waited for her whole life seem equally unlikely to happen. It's not for lack of trying. Every month for the last eight years, Antonia has sent a petition to the Vatican proposing a new patron saint and bravely offering herself for the post. (So what if she's not dead?) And how long has she been praying for the attention of the tall, dark, and so good-looking Andy Rotellini? Too long to mention. But as Antonia learns, in matters of sainthood, things are about as straightforward as wound-up linguini, and in matters of the heart, she's on her own.

Contributor Bio(s): Freitas, Donna: - Donna Freitas is a professor at Boston University. Her writing has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including The Boston Globe, Newsweek, Salon, and The Wall Street Journal. She contributes regularly to "On Faith," an online panel co-sponsored by Newsweek and The Washington Post, and she is an occasional commentator for NPR's All Thing's Considered. Growing up, Donna could often be found covered in flour in the wee hours of the morning making pasta from scratch with her Italian mother and grandmother, listening to them pray to one saint or another. She lives in New York City. This is her first novel.

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