Friday, February 10, 2012

Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy by Bil Wright

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Wright, Bill. Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print.

Annotation:  Fashion forward Carlos Duatre has landed his dream job and his is on his way but the road to fame is rocky.

Booktalk:
Carlos Duarte, fashionista and self proclaimed "big" guy, has dreamed of being a makeup artist to the stars for as long as he can remember.  Now he has his first break on the way to fame and fortune; he has landed a job at the Feature Face makeup counter in Macy's.  Carlos feels he is destined to be famous, but for now he is stuck navigating high school, a crush on a guy who keeps giving mixed signals, family issues and friend drama.  Can Carlos realize his dreams?  Read this novel about an unapologetically fabulous guy and see if all of his practice Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy has gotten him where he knows he belongs.

Winner of the Stonewall Award 2012

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