Putting makeup on the fat boy

Resource Information

The work Putting makeup on the fat boy represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Putting makeup on the fat boy

Statement of responsibility

Bil Wright

Creator

• Wright, Bil

Subject

• Families -- New York (State) | New York -- Juvenile fiction
• Family life -- New York (State) | New York -- Fiction
• Fiction
• High schools
• High schools -- Fiction
• High schools -- Juvenile fiction
• Hispanic Americans
• Hispanic Americans -- Fiction
• Hispanic Americans -- Juvenile fiction
• Homosexuality
• Homosexuality -- Fiction
• Homosexuality -- Juvenile fiction
• Families
• Makeup artists
• Makeup artists -- Fiction
• Makeup artists -- Juvenile fiction
• New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
• New York (State) -- New York
• Schools -- Fiction
• Single-parent families
• Single-parent families -- Fiction
• Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works
• Fiction

Language

eng

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

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12 up

LC call number

PZ7.W9335

LC item number

Pu 2012

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

adolescent